Akshaya Tritiya 2023 Date: When is Akshaya Tritiya? Auspicious time, worship method and importance

 

Akshaya Tritiya 2023 Date: When is Akshaya Tritiya? Auspicious time, worship method and importance

The festival of Akshaya Tritiya is celebrated on the third day of Shukla Paksha of Vaishakh month. In some places, Akshaya Tritiya is also called 'Akha Teej'.

Akshay means -

which does not decay. According to religious beliefs, the day of Akshaya Tritiya is considered very auspicious.

This time Akshaya Tritiya will be celebrated on Saturday, 22 April. It is believed that Lord Parshuram, Nar-Narayan and Hayagriva were incarnated on this day.

From this day the doors of Badrinath open and only on this day the feet of Lord Banke-Bihari ji are seen in Vrindavan. 

On this day valuable things are bought and many things are donated.

• Akshaya Tritiya 22 April 2023 day Saturday
  
  

• The auspicious time for Akshaya Tritiya Puja is from 07:49 am to 12:20 pm. Prayer

• The total duration of the will be 4 hours 31 minutes.
  
  

• Tritiya date starts - 22 April 2023 from 07:49 am
  
  

• Tritiya date ends - 23 April 2023 till 07:47 am

Significance of Akshaya Tritiya

People celebrate the festival of Akshaya Tritiya to bring good luck and success.

It is believed that buying gold on Akshaya Tritiya brings prosperity and more wealth in the future.

The word Akshay means never diminishing. 

Hence, it is believed that gold bought on this day will never decrease and will keep on increasing. On the day of Akshaya Tritiya,

Devotees worship Lord Vishnu who is the preserver god in the Hindu trinity. 

According to Hindu mythology, Treta Yuga started on the day of Akshaya Tritiya.

Vedic astrologers also consider Akshaya Tritiya as an auspicious day free from all harmful effects.

Auspicious time to buy gold

The time to buy gold on Akshaya Tritiya will start from 07.49 am on April 22, 2023 till 05.48 am on April 23.

The total duration of buying gold will be 21 hours 59 minutes.

You can do this auspicious work on the day of Akshaya Tritiya

The day of Akshaya Tritiya is considered extremely auspicious for new business, marriage, costly investments like gold or other assets, and for any new beginnings.

On this day, married women pray with the wishes of good prosperity in their lives. 

Sprouted gram, fresh fruits and sweets are distributed after the puja..

 Fasting, charity and helping others are also practiced on this day.

Akshaya Tritiya Pujan Method

On this day, after getting purified in the morning, wear yellow clothes. Purify Lord Vishnu with Gangajal in the temple of your home and offer Tulsi, garland of yellow flowers or yellow flowers.

Then worship Lord Vishnu sitting on a yellow aasan by burning incense sticks (dhoop)and lamps and at the end read Vishnu ji's aarti.

Along with this, feeding or donating to the poor in the name of Lord Vishnu is very virtuous and fruitful. One must worship Lakshmi, the mother of Lord Vishnu.

Mother Lakshmi is pleased by buying gold on the day of Akshaya Tritiya and happiness and prosperity increases in the house.