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A prominent landmark on this beach is the Karl Schmidt Memorial. The memorial is named after the Dutch sailor who lost his life trying to save a girl from drowning. [4] Elliot's Beach is one of the cleanest and safest beaches in the city of Chennai. It is located towards the south of Marina Beach. Besant Nagar Beach Road
Elliott's Beach at Besant Nagar, Chennai. Besant Nagar is an upscale, exclusive residential neighbourhood in South Chennai, India. [1] It is located along the coast of the Bay of Bengal. The neighbourhood is inhabited by highly affluent population and is dotted with many upmarket restaurants, cafes and boutiques.
The memorial is the only heritage structure on Elliot's Beach. The memorial stone in the memorial reads, "To commemorate the gallantry of Kaj Schmidt who was drowned near this spot on December 30, 1930 while helping to save the lives of others." [3]
Ashtalakshmi Kovil. The Ashtalakshmi Kovil is a Hindu temple, which lies on the shorelines near the Elliot's beach, in Chennai, India.The temple is dedicated to the goddess Lakshmi, and her eight primary forms – the Ashtalakshmi – the giver of all eight forms of wealth, namely, offspring, success, prosperity, wealth, courage, bravery, food, and knowledge.
Velachery is a neighborhood of Chennai. It is located in the southern part of the Chennai city sharing borders with Guindy in the north, Taramani in the east, Perungudi in the south-east, Pallikaranai in the south, Madipakkam in south-west, Adambakkam in the west and north-west.
Velachery taluk is a taluk of the city district of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil It was formed in December 2013 from parts of the erstwhile Mambalam-Guindy and Mylapore-Triplicane taluks. [ 1 ]
South Chennai is the new southern neighbourhoods of Chennai city, India.It is roughly the neighbourhoods and suburbs that lie south of the Adyar River.None of these places were part of Chennai Corporation before 1947 and became part of Chennai before 1990 when they existed as separate local bodies.
Tharamani adjoins Adyar, Besant Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur, Velachery and Perungudi. The arterial road, often described as an IT corridor, is Rajiv Gandhi Salai, formerly known as Old Mahabalipuram Road. Another important road in the area is the Tharamani Link Road which connects Tharamani with Velachery.