the time when the sun changes the direction of his apparent journey at the Tropic of Capricorn (23o26' south of the celestial equator).
ದಕ್ಷಿಣಾಯನ ಪುಣ್ಯಕಾಲ
♪ dakṣiṇāyana puṇya kāla
noun
the day on which the sun changes the direction of his apparent journey at the Tropic of Capricorn (23o26' south of the celestial equator), regarded as most auspicious for rituals.