Foreshore Estate (ta: பட்டினப்பாக்கம்) is a neighbourhood in
Chennai
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,
India
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. It is situated along the southern stretch of the
Marina Beach.
It is one of the primary sites in the city for the immersion of the
Ganesh
Ganesha ( sa, गणेश, ), also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped Deva_(Hinduism), deities in the Hindu deities, Hindu pantheon and is the Supreme God in Ganapatya sect. His image is ...
(Vinayaka) idols during the annual
Ganesh festival. The idols are first paraded down South
Marina Beach (Kamaraj Salai) before being brought to Foreshore Estate for immersion in the sea. The festival takes place in September. Some of the buses plying through Foreshore Estate are 6A, 6D, 12B, 21B, 21D, 21E, 21L, 27D, PP51, PP19, PP21 and PP66.
Location in context
Picture Gallery
File:Foreshore-Ganesh.jpg, Immersion of Ganesh at Foreshore Estate
File:Adyar Creek at Foreshore Estate.jpg, Adyar Creek at Foreshore Estate
File:Aftermath of Cyclone Nilam - A ship pushed to shore - Foreshore Estate.jpg, Aftermath of Cyclone Nilam - A ship pushed to shore - Foreshore Estate
File:Foreshore Estate MTC bus stand.jpg, Foreshore Estate MTC bus stand.
Neighbourhoods in Chennai
Coastal neighbourhoods of Chennai
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