Besant Nagar, My Home

Besant Nagar is a happening place in the southern part of Chennai, India. It is a residential area, has a beach, temples, shops and restaurants (and of course me!) and is a thriving community. I live in this place from almost the time I was born and I love the dynamics of this place. It is a calm, serene and secure place when compared to many other places of Chennai.

Besant Nagar was named after Annie Besant, the theosophist. Kalakshetra dance school is one of the prominent places in Besant Nagar where classical Indian dance forms are taught and is world famous for this art. The Besant Nagar beach (also called as Elliot's beach or Bessie) is a closed small beach that attracts crowds during weekends. The place also has Annai Velakanni church and the Ashtalakshmi temple. Besant Nagar is surrounded by Adyar and Thiruvanmiyur areas on either side.

Would be posting pictures of and about Besant Nagar in this posting – hope I'll be able to update it as frequently as possible

(Btw, all photos below are copyrighted to me - please do not post them or copy/reproduce them for any other use without my explicit permission)

Schmidt Memorial on the beach

Anjappar Restaurant on 2nd Avenue

Rajaji Bhavan on 3rd avenue




Planet Yum on 6th Avenue



Murugan Idly Shop at junction of 6th and 7th Avenue

3rd Avenue

Fruit Shop on Greams Road on 3rd Avenue

Fashion Folks on Besant Avenue Road

Fab India Shop on 7th Avenue

Dwaraka House (the one that you see in movies often) on 6th Avenue

Dhabba Restaurant at 4th Main Road

Cozee Restaurant at 4th Main Road and 6th Avenue Junction

Bus Terminus at 2nd and 3rd Avenue Junction


Police Booth on the beach


Besant Avenue Road

Barista Coffee Shop on 6th Avenue

Ashtalakshmi Temple on Beach Road

Close-up of Temple Gopuram

Beach Road (My Home is on this road)