[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.262 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.262 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.262 - **Language:** English ### [c9.262](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.262) RAṆṬU (The Malayālam word for ‘two’). 1. Ayanas two. A. Uttarāyaṇa, from July-August to December-January (Dhanu). B. Dakṣiṇāyana, from January-February (Makaram) to June-July (Mithunam). For the Devas Uttarāyaṇa is day and Dakṣiṇāyana night. Religious-minded Hindus believe that Uttarāyaṇa is an auspicious period for death. - [Previous: c9.261](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.261) - [Next: c9.263](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.263) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.262](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.262) · Pramāṇa