Dakshinamurthy Pillai lived during 1875 to 1937. Apart from Khanjira he was also a renowned mrudhanga vidhwan. His learnt his lessons from Pudukottai Mavudia Pillai. He was influenced by the concerts of Thanjavur Krishna Bhagavathar , Thanjavur Pakkari and Narayana Pai. He was ardent devotee of Lord Murugan and went on to become famous as Chinmayananda Guru. His pupils include Thanjavur Ramadas , Palghat Mani Iyyer and Devakottai Sunder Raj.

Dakshinamurthy Pillai was a leading ganjira artist who accompanied musicians in Carnatic music

Carnatic music

Carnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...

concerts during the period between 1875CE-1925CE.

He attained Sajeeva Samadhi and was revered as a "Mahan" according to Madras A. Kannan, a Mrudhangam vidhwan. This was personally narrated by him according to this URL:http://vinjamurivaradarajaiyengar.com/Madras_Kannan.htm