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'''Dakshinayana''' ({{lang-sa| | '''Dakshinayana''' ({{lang-sa|दक्षिणायन}}) is the six-month period between [[Summer solstice]] and [[Winter solstice]], when the sun travels towards the south on the [[celestial sphere]]. Dakshinayana begins on Karka [[Sankranti]] or July 16, as it marks the transition of the Sun into Karka [[Rāshi (Jyotiṣa)|rashi]] ([[Cancer (astrology)|Cancer]]). | ||
It marks the end of the six-month [[Uttarayana]] period of [[Hindu calendar]] and the beginning of Dakshinayana, which itself ends at [[Makar Sankranti]] and the [[Uttarayan]] period begins.<ref name="Lochtefeld2002">{{cite book|author=James G. Lochtefeld|title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5kl0DYIjUPgC&pg=PA351|year=2002|publisher=[[The Rosen Publishing Group]]|isbn=978-0-8239-3179-8|pages=351–}}</ref> | It marks the end of the six-month [[Uttarayana|Uttarayana(sanskrit: उत्तरायण)]] period of [[Hindu calendar]] and the beginning of Dakshinayana, which itself ends at [[Makar Sankranti]] and the [[Uttarayan]] period begins.<ref name="Lochtefeld2002">{{cite book|author=James G. Lochtefeld|title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5kl0DYIjUPgC&pg=PA351|year=2002|publisher=[[The Rosen Publishing Group]]|isbn=978-0-8239-3179-8|pages=351–}}</ref> | ||
According to the Puranas, Dakshinayana marks the period when the Gods and Goddesses are in their celestial sleep. | According to the Puranas, Dakshinayana marks the period when the Gods and Goddesses are in their celestial sleep. | ||
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Dakshinayana (Sanskrit: दक्षिणायन) is the six-month period between Summer solstice and Winter solstice, when the sun travels towards the south on the celestial sphere. Dakshinayana begins on Karka Sankranti or July 16, as it marks the transition of the Sun into Karka rashi (Cancer).
It marks the end of the six-month Uttarayana(sanskrit: उत्तरायण) period of Hindu calendar and the beginning of Dakshinayana, which itself ends at Makar Sankranti and the Uttarayan period begins.[1]
According to the Puranas, Dakshinayana marks the period when the Gods and Goddesses are in their celestial sleep.
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- ↑ James G. Lochtefeld (2002). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M. The Rosen Publishing Group. pp. 351–. ISBN 978-0-8239-3179-8.
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