Marina Beach, Chennai

Chennai's Marina Beach, stretching 13 km from Fort St George just short of Besant Nagar, is the longest urban beach in the country and the second such in the world. Discover its sands with AZHAR MOHAMED ALI and BIJOY VENUGOPAL.

Yahoo India's Great East Coast Road Drive, a live on-the-go web travelogue, explores the scenic ECR from Chennai to Rameswaram from August 2 to 13, 2013. Stay tuned for live updates and interact with Azhar and Bijoy. On Twitter, the hashtag to get our attention is #greatecrdrive. Send in your questions, travel tips and encouragement!