They are prātaḥ-kālaḥ (early morning), pūrvahna (forenoon), madhyāhna (around noon), aparāhna (afternoon), sāyāhna (evening). Traditionally, the day is divided by 5 parts, each having an interval of 2 hour and 24 minutes. Sandhyākāla is also defined as the time to perform Sandhyā. In Udyogaparva (82.21) of Mahabharata there is reference to Krishna performing Sandhya.
In Balakanda (23.2, 23.2) of Ramayana, Viswamitra wakes Rama and Lakshmana up at the break of the dawn for the worship of sandhyā. Practice of Sandhyā in Ramayana and Mahabharata by Rama and Krishna can be observed. Sandhyopasana is considered as a path to attain salvation (moksha). Is a mandatory religious ritual centring around the recitation of the Gayatri mantra, traditionally supposed to be performed three times a day by Dvija communities of Hindus, particularly those initiated through the sacred thread ceremony referred to as the Upanayanam and instructed in its execution by a Guru, in this case one qualified to teach Vedic ritual. 'salutation to (Goddess) Twilight' or 'salutation during the twilight')
Sandhyavandanam ( Sanskrit: सन्ध्यावन्दनम्, sandhyāvandanam, lit. Veda pathashala students doing sandhyavandanam at Nachiyar Kovil, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu.
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