Uttarayana

The northward half of the Sun's annual course, reckoned in the traditional calendar from Makara Sankranti and regarded as the devas' daytime. Considered highly auspicious for rites, charity and pilgrimage; the Gujarati name Uttarayan attaches to the kite festival.

Also known as Uttarayan · Uttarayana Punyakalam · Makara Sankranti · Uttarayana Sankranti