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Akshaya Tritiya Festival
Belief in Luck and Fortune – a number of festivals and
days around the world are celebrated because these two abstracts exist in
the human minds. Among the Hindus, there are four days in the whole year,
which are believed to be one of the “Golden Days” or auspicious days. They
are Ugadi, Vijayadashami and Balipaadyami and Akshaya Tritiya. Observing
certain rituals on these days, promises to bring luck and fortune to the
devotees.
Akshaya Tritiya - The Auspicious Day
If we look separately into the words Akshaya Tritiya, we will have a clear idea about the etymology, followed by the time of year when this day comes. “Akshaya” stands for something which never diminishes and “Tritiya” stands for third day. Akshaya Tritiya falls on the third day of the Vaisakha, the first month in the Hindu calendar. On this day the Sun and the Moon are at the height of their brightness simultaneously.
The Significance
Akshaya Tritiya is popularly known as Akshya Thiritiya, Akshaya Trutheeya,
Akshaya Tritiiya , Akshaya Trithi and also called Akha Teej. The day is
believed to bring good luck, eternal prosperity and success. Any activity,
which commences on this day, is regarded to be very auspicious in every
form. This day is so auspicious that any moment of the day can be considered
to be beneficial for starting something new like a new business etc.
According to Vedic Scholars, wedding can be conducted on any time of this
day without in-depth study for a “shubha mahurat”. The Hindus all over the
world keep this day in mind while undertaking new business ventures or
planning for weddings or traveling to distant lands. There are several
reasons behind the day to be regarded as auspicious, which takes us to the
legends and myths related to this day.
Another reason for the significance of this day is that the temples for the
pilgrims of Badri Kedar Yatra or the Char Dham Yatra, opens on the Akshaya
Tritiya.