Foreshore Estate

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| image_skyline = Sun Network Headquarters as seen from Foreshore Estate.jpg

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| image_caption = Sun Network Headquarters as seen from Foreshore Estate.

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| coordinates = {{coord|13.0301|N|80.2771|E

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| subdivision_name1 = Tamil Nadu

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Chennai District

| subdivision_type3 = Metro

| subdivision_name3 = Chennai

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| governing_body = Chennai Corporation

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| elevation_m = 53

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| demographics1_info1 = Tamil

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

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| blank1_name_sec1 = Planning agency

| blank1_info_sec1 = CMDA

| blank2_name_sec1 = Civic agency

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| website = {{URL|www.chennai.tn.nic.in}}

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Foreshore Estate{{Cite web |title=Find link |url=https://edwardbetts.com/find_link/%25E0%25AE%25AA%25E0%25AE%259F%25E0%25AF%258D%25E0%25AE%259F%25E0%25AE%25BF%25E0%25AE%25A9%25E0%25AE%25AA%25E0%25AF%258D%25E0%25AE%25AA%25E0%25AE%25BE%25E0%25AE%2595%25E0%25AF%258D%25E0%25AE%2595%25E0%25AE%25AE%25E0%25AF%258D |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=edwardbetts.com}} is a neighbourhood in Chennai, India. It is situated along the southern stretch of the Marina Beach.{{Cite web |date=2016-08-25 |title=Baywatch: A walk from Foreshore Estate to Besant Nagar |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/A-walk-in-the-sun/article14588917.ece |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN}} The proposed Marina Business centre commercial complex on 25 acre land at Foreshore Estate in Chennai, is planned to develop by the State Government of Tamil Nadu.{{Cite web |date=2021-09-02 |title=25-acre business centre at Foreshore Estate to be a Chennai landmark |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/25-acre-business-centre-at-foreshore-estate-to-be-a-chennai-landmark/articleshow/85854021.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=The Times of India}}

It is one of the primary sites in the city for the immersion of the Ganesh (Vinayaka) idols during the annual Ganesh festival.{{Cite web |date=2018-09-16 |title=Big dip: 20,000 cops to keep order as 2,300 Ganesh idols head to sea on Sunday |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/big-dip-20000-cops-to-keep-order-as-2300-ganesh-idols-head-to-sea-on-sunday/articleshow/65825751.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=The Times of India}} 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.