Also known as Kudle beach, Om in Karnataka is one of India’s cleanest beaches.
This white sand beach is a foreign tourist hub that conducts ‘silent discos’, where partygoers wear headphones and dance.
Dhanushkodi is a spit of land perched off Tamil Nadu’s Pamban Island near the country’s southernmost tip.
Known as Papanasam beach, Varkala, is rated as one of the top 10 seasonal beaches in the world by the Discovery Channel.
It is naturally ornamented with a palm tree-lined promenade. The neighbouring lanes have a French connection.
Often called the ‘Virgin’ beach, this place is located between the Arabian sea and the Souparnika River. The scenic stretch is separated by rocks giving it a mushroom-like shape.
With a backdrop of a dense forest cover, this beach is a paradise on earth. It is located on Havelock Island of which offers astonishing sights.
Located in Puri, Odisha, the beach has recently been taken up as a Blue Flag beach by the Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project (ICZMP).
The first drive-in beach of Kerala, Muzhappilangad is also known as a swimmer’s paradise due to the presence of black rocks protecting the beach from deep currents.
It has unique hexagonal basalt rocks that were formed millions of years ago when Madagascar broke away from the Indian subcontinent.