every year mridanga maestro sri Pudukkottai Dhakshnimoorthi pillai jayanthi vizha is conducted at pondicherry by Kudanthai.B.Sukumaran this is the 20th year
Pudukkottai Manpoondia Pillai Guru Puja is also being celebrated this year on 4th January 2010 at Pudukkottai by Palani M Subramania Pillai Trust and this is the 88th Year of Gurupuja.