Akshaya Tritiya

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Akshaya Tritiya is a highly auspicious Hindu and Jain festival celebrated for prosperity, new beginnings, and religious merit, traditionally associated with Lord Vishnu’s sixth avatar, Parashurama.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu festival
religious observance
associatedWithAvatar Parashurama
associatedWithConcept good fortune
new beginnings
prosperity
religious merit
associatedWithDeity Lakshmi
linked to: Sri (Lakshmi)

Vishnu
believedEffect acts of charity yield inexhaustible merit
investments made on this day bring lasting prosperity
calendarSystem Hindu lunisolar calendar
celebratedIn Hindu diaspora communities
India
Jain diaspora communities
Nepal
commercialAspect major day for gold and jewelry sales in India
considered highly auspicious day
fallsOn Shukla Paksha Tritiya of Vaishakha month
hasMeaning Akshaya means imperishable or never diminishing
Tritiya refers to the third lunar day
linked to: Akshaya Tritiya
JainPractice end of year-long fasts
special Jain temple rituals
JainSignificance day of first Tirthankara Rishabhanatha’s first ahara (food) after long fast
linkedToMythology birth of Parashurama
day when Draupadi received the Akshaya Patra
day when Sudama visited Krishna and received prosperity
day when the Ganges descended to earth (in some traditions)
day when the Treta Yuga began
observedBy Hindus
Jains
observedFor spiritual merit
success in new ventures
wealth and prosperity
occursIn April
May
religion Hinduism
Jainism
typicalActivity charity and donations
fasting
housewarming ceremonies
performing marriages
puja and rituals
purchasing gold
purchasing property
recitation of scriptures
starting new business ventures
visiting temples

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Parashurama festivalAssociation Akshaya Tritiya
Digambara Jains festival Akshaya Tritiya (associated with Rishabhanatha)
linked to: Akshaya Tritiya
Akshaya Tritiya hasMeaning Tritiya refers to the third lunar day
linked to: Akshaya Tritiya
Vaishakha hasFestival Akshaya Tritiya
Snana Purnima precededBy Akshaya Tritiya (in Jagannath temple ritual sequence)
linked to: Akshaya Tritiya
Janapav Kuti temple festivalObserved Akshaya Tritiya
Parashurama Jayanti linkedFestival Akshaya Tritiya
Akshaya Navami comparedWith Akshaya Tritiya as another "Akshaya" (imperishable merit) day in Hindu tradition
linked to: Akshaya Tritiya