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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Six months period in Indian calendars}}<br /> {{Hinduism}}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Dakshinayana&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{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]]).<br /> <br /> 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.&lt;ref name=&quot;Lochtefeld2002&quot;&gt;{{cite book|author=James G. Lochtefeld|title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5kl0DYIjUPgC&amp;pg=PA351|year=2002|publisher=[[The Rosen Publishing Group]]|isbn=978-0-8239-3179-8|pages=351–}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> According to the Puranas, Dakshinayana marks the period when the Gods and Goddesses are in their celestial sleep.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Hindu astrology]]<br /> [[Category:Hindu astronomy]]<br /> [[Category:Hindu calendar]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{hindu-stub}}</div>

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