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Besant Nagar Beach, Chennai

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Favored by local families and college students, Besant Nagar Beach offers a range of restaurants and cafes. Visit the most prominent landmark of the area, a memorial to a Dutch sailor who gave his life saving a drowning swimmer. If you get tired of swimming or lounging on the clean sand, drop by the nearby temple, dedicated to the goddess Lakshmi. Arrange to visit Besant Nagar Beach and other attractions in Chennai using our Chennai journey planner.
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  • By AVBLR
    Very nice and clean beach , you can have a long nice walk in evening,good eatery and restaurant are in vicinity. Very nice shopping lane also there where you can pick up something trendy .  more »
  • By radhaharishb
    The beach has everything to spend time with your friends and family. I visited this beach at mornings and evenings also. I felt that the ambience at beach surroundings is more lively in evenings than....  more »
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