Akshaya Tritiya

The Story

(1) Treta Yuga began this day; (2) Parashurama's birth; (3) Veda Vyasa began composing the Mahabharata; (4) Krishna gifted Sudama with eternal wealth; (5) Ganga descended; (6) Pandavas received the Akshaya Patra (inexhaustible vessel) from Surya.

Vidhi · How It's Done

• Buy gold, silver, or property — believed to multiply (akshaya = imperishable)
• Lakshmi-Narayana puja
• Tarpana for ancestors
• Daana — water, food, gold to the poor
• Sudama-Krishna katha recitation
• First grain harvest worship (some regions)

Key Mantras

• ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं कमले कमलालये...
• Lakshmi Ashtottara

Bhog · Festival Foods

Kheer · Coconut barfi · Akshat (akshaya — unbroken rice) preparations

Regional Variants

• · Pan-India: Gold-buying tradition
• · Puri (Odisha): Chandan Yatra of Jagannath begins
• · Brindavan: Banke Bihari's feet are seen on Akshaya Tritiya — only day they're visible
• · Jain: Mahavira broke fast on this day after 13-month tapa (special significance)