Complex sentence: When the family goes to a temple, the chief priest reveals why everyone fears the place: several years ago, a king named Vettaiyan took a trip to Vijayanagaram in Andhra Pradesh where he met a dancer named Chandramukhi and fell in love with her.
Split into simpler sentences: When the family goes to a temple, the chief priest reveals why everyone fears the place. During King Vettaiyan's rule, he took a trip to Vijayanagaram in Andhra Pradesh where he met a dancer named Chandramukhi and fell in love with her.