Padi is basically an industrial area and its infrastructure and living conditions have made this place popular among the working class.

On 4 October 2013, the Tamil Nadu Highways department issued a GO extending the entire stretch of the road till Tirutani to 6 lanes at a cost of ₹ 1,680 million, by means of land acquisition from 12 villages.

[1] In the first phase, the road will be widened to 100 ft (4 lanes) with center median at a cost of ₹ 980 million.

This type of architecture is called Gaja Brishta Vimana or Thoonganai Maadam in Tamil as this resembles the back of a sleeping elephant.

On the 4 walls of the inner corridor encircling the main sanctum sanctorum, there are sculptured images of Sun God, Balasubramania, Vinayagar, Dakshinamoorthy, Mahavishnu, Brahma, Durgai, etc.

There are separate shrines inside the temple for Somaskandar, Murugan with his consorts Valli and Deivanai, Anjaneyar and Meenakshi Sundareswarar.

These industries provide major employment to people living in Padi and nearby areas, such as Korattur, Ambattur, Mogappair, Anna Nagar, Thirumangalam, Villivakkam, Kolathur, and ICF.