Dakshinayana will last for the next 6 months till Makara Sankranti and the nights are longer during this period. Karkkidaka Samkranti/Karka Sankranti which marks the transition of Sun into Karka Raasi also marks the end of Utharayana (northern transit of Sun) and the beginning of Dakshinayana (southern transit of Sun). In Sanskrit the word Karkkidaka means cancer and it is the period when the Sun transits through Karka Raasi (Cancer Zodiac). The traditional practice of reciting Ramayana is meant for spiritual enrichment, which can help people feel less affected by the negativity of the period. The Hindu community in Kerala desists from fixing or conducting marriages and other auspicious functions during Karkkidakam. The whole Kerala region experiences a period of bad weather, reduced crops, and various ailments during this time, which causes the people to consider the month as inauspicious. Karkkidakam starts in the middle of July and ends in the middle of August.
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