People Dakshinamurthy Pillai (1875–1936), Carnatic musician A. Dakshinamurthy, Tamil scholar V. Dakshinamoorthy (1919–2013), veteran Carnatic musician and South Indian music director Sonti Dakshinamurthy (1899–1975), famous professor of Medicine
Hinduism Dakshinamurti, a form of Shiva