The celebration of Akshaya Tritiya is in its full fervour across the country on May 10. Devotees offered prayers and took a holy dip at the Sarayu River in Ayodhya on the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya.
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Devotees offer prayers and take a holy dip in Saryu River in Ayodhya on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya. pic.twitter.com/0XYI0EschN
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) May 10, 2024
One of the devotees present at the ghat said, “It is considered very auspicious to take a holy dip in River Sarayu on Akshaya Tritiya. I am glad to be here with my family. After performing rituals, I will offer prayers at Ram Mandir.”
Akshaya Tritiya is one of the most auspicious days celebrated by Hindus and Jains across the country. The day is symbolic of good luck, success and fortune.
Akshaya Tritiya is celebrated through prayer, almsgiving, and spirituality. The day is considered to be highly lucky for starting new businesses, making investments, and buying gold and real estate.
In Sanskrit, the word ‘Akshaya’ means ‘never diminishing’. It is said that things that start on this day expand forever with fewer obstacles in their way, and that doing good deeds on this day will bring eternal success and fortune.
The occasion is celebrated on the third day of the Shukla Paksha in the month of Vaisakh. According to the Gregorian calendar, this day falls sometime in April-May. It is on this day that both the sun and the moon are said to be at their planetary best alignment.
The day is also known as ‘Akha Teej’ and is being celebrated on May 10 this year. It is believed that tasks done on this auspicious day are blessed by divine powers and always prove beneficial. It is considered to be an auspicious day to bring home precious metals like gold and silver for prosperity. It was the day when the third of the four Yugas – Treta Yuga began.
Interestingly, the festival also marks the birth anniversary of Parashurama (6th incarnation of Bhagwan Vishnu). It is also believed that Bhagwan Krishna handed Draupadi a Patra (container) in which food appeared in abundance during the period when Pandavas were exiled to forests.
People, who fast for a day, prepare Akshata and offer it to Bhagwan Vishnu to bring good luck to their families. Unbroken rice, turmeric, and kumkum are combined to make ‘Akshata’. And it is believed that offering the Naivedyam Thali to Bhagwan Vishnu will bring us his blessings. The thali is mostly made up of milk and milk products. Milk and grains are used to make sweets, which are subsequently dedicated to the Bhagwan.
PM Modi & other leaders extend Akshaya Tritiya wishes to citizens
Emphasising the spirit of charity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended wishes to all families across the country on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya.
“Warm wishes to all the families of the country on Akshaya Tritiya. I hope that this auspicious occasion that inspires charity brings new energy and enthusiasm in the lives of all of you,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote in a post on X.
देश के समस्त परिवारजनों को अक्षय तृतीया की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। परोपकार के लिए प्रेरित करने वाला यह पावन अवसर आप सभी के जीवन में नई ऊर्जा और नया उत्साह लेकर आए, यही कामना है।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 10, 2024
Union Home Minister Amit Shah also extended his wishes on the occasion. “Heartiest greetings on the sacred festival of Akshaya Tritiya! I pray to Goddess Lakshmi for eternal energy, happiness and progressive progress in your lives,” he posted on X.
अक्षय तृतीया के पावन पर्व की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ!
भगवती माँ लक्ष्मी जी से आप सभी के जीवन में अक्षय ऊर्जा, सुख व उत्तरोत्तर उन्नति की मंगलकामना करता हूँ। pic.twitter.com/12duzuEleg
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) May 10, 2024
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also conveyed his wishes, hoping for the well-being and prosperity of the people of the nation.
“Best wishes to the people of the state on the auspicious festival of good fortune and prosperity, Akshaya Tritiya! I pray to Tribhuvan Swami Bhagwan Shri Vishnu Ji and Mata Lakshmi Ji that everyone’s life be filled with happiness, peace, prosperity and good health,” Yogi Adityanath wrote in a post on X.
सौभाग्य व समृद्धि के पावन पर्व अक्षय तृतीया की प्रदेश वासियों को हार्दिक बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएं!
त्रिभुवन स्वामी भगवान श्री विष्णु जी एवं माँ लक्ष्मी जी से प्रार्थना है कि सभी का जीवन सुख-शांति, संपन्नता व उत्तम स्वास्थ्य से परिपूर्ण हो। pic.twitter.com/Sp7fLpKe0P
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) May 10, 2024
The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister also performed Rudrabhishek at Gorakhnath temple in UP’s Gorakhpur on auspicious occasions.
The doors of Kedarnath Dham, one of the country’s oldest and most sacred pilgrimage sites, were also opened on Akshay Tritiya.
The portals were opened through rituals and the ceremonial chanting of hymns after a gap of six months, including the peak winter phase.
Chants of ‘Har Har Mahadev’ rang out from among the crowd of devotees who gathered for the ceremony as the portals were thrown open to the chanting of shlokas (hymns).
