Chennai or Madras is a Historic Place. Though it has become a Manufacturing Hub & IT City now, you will find most people conservative and pious.
The piety comes from the hundreds of thousands of temple around the city. One of this is the famous Kapaleeshwar Temple. This temple is located in Mylapore in Chennai
Dedicated to Lord Shiva, the Kapaleeshwar Temple is characteristic of the Dravidian architectural style with its elaborate and intricately carved Gopuram, mandapams and a tank. You can find fragments of inscriptions dating back to 1250 AD.