Tamil Nadu is situated at southern tip of India and is the second most industrialised state in India. Tamil Nadu gets its rainfall largely from the "North-East monsoon" in the months of October-December. Marina Beach, the second longest beach in the world is located in the state. Due to the developments in industries like software development, business process outsourcing and others, the state is becoming one of the most visited states in India. Chennai is the capital of India, popularly known as Madras in the past. Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Salem, and Tirunelveli are other major cities of state. The state, like all other South Indian States, has great spiritual and artistic fervour and offers great variety of classical and modern times.