Why is Akshaya Tritiya the perfect time to buy a home?

Akshaya Tritiya is an auspicious day in the Hindu calendar that falls on the third day of the bright half of the Vaisakha month. It is considered to be one of the most auspicious days for Hindus and is believed to bring good luck and success. It is also known as Akha Teej or Akti, and people celebrate this day by buying gold, property, or making new investments.

The celebration is also connected to Lord Krishna giving the Akshaya Patra to Draupadi while various sages, including the sage Durvasa, were present. The magical bowl known as Akshaya Patra was made invincible for Draupadi by Krishna during Durvasa’s visit to the Pandavas in exile so that it would always be filled with food of their choice, even enough to satisfy the entire universe if necessary.

Hindus believe that Parasurama, the sixth avatar of the god Vishnu, was born on Akshaya Tritiya. Within Vaishnava temples, he is respected. The holiday is occasionally referred to as Parasurama Jayanti by those who celebrate it in Parasurama’s honour. Others, on the other hand, concentrate their adoration on Krishna, Vishnu’s eighth avatar.

One tale states that during Akshaya Tritiya, the sage Vyasa began reciting the Hindu epic Mahabharata to the god Ganesha. According to a different tale, this day marked the river Ganges’ descent to earth. After closing during the snowy winters of the Himalayan regions, the Yamunotri Temple and Gangotri Temple are reopened on the auspicious festival of Akshaya Tritiya during the Chota Char Dham pilgrimage. On Akshaya Tritya’s Abhijit Muhurat, the temples are opened.

The day also commemorates Sudama’s visit to his childhood buddy Krishna in Dwarka, when he was granted unrestricted wealth as a blessing. On this lucky day, Kubera is thought to have appointed the deity of wealth.

On Akshaya Tritiya, the first Tirthankara (Rishabhanatha), who practised Jainism, was remembered for eating sugarcane juice that had been poured into his cupped palms to finish his one-year fast. The celebration is referred to as Varshi Tapa by certain Jains. Jains are known for their fasting and ascetic austerities, especially in places of pilgrimage like Palitana (Gujarat). People who follow the varshi-tap alternate day fasting for the entire year end their tapasya on this day by doing parana (drinking sugarcane juice).