Akshaya Tritiya 2022: Know about history, puja vidhi, puja muhurat, time to buy gold

New Delhi: Akshaya Tritiya, a Hindu and Jain spring festival, is considered to be the most auspicious day of the year to make a fresh beginning. The day falls during Shukla Paksha Tritiya in the month of Vaishakha. This year, Akshaya Tritiya will fall on May 3.

The word Akshaya means ‘never diminishing.’ This suggests the benefits of good deeds or auspicious things that can be done on this day including yajna, japa, dan and punya would never diminish. Besides, the day is considered auspicious for marriage, new investments, or ventures as the things started on this day are believed to bring a lot of success.

People also consider investing gold on this day to get blessed with wealth throughout the year. 

According to legend, Pandavas received n Akhshaya Patra from Lord Krishna, which ensured endless food supply for the entire duration of exile. People started celebrating the day with the hope that their wealth multiplies throughout the year. Another mythological story narrates how on this day Kuber was made the lord of the wealth and how worshipping him would bless people with wealth.

Puja Vidhi for Akshaya Tritiya

People wake up the year and perform the Akshaya Tritiya puja wearing fresh clothes. Lord Ganesha, Goddess Lakshmi, and Lord Vishnu are worshipped on this day and are offered yellow clothes and flowers. Prasad made of milk, rice, and chana dal is offered to the lords and goddesses and later distributed among family members.

Puja muhurat for Akshaya Tritiya

According to drikpanchang.com, Akshaya Tritiya Puja Muhurat is between 05:39 AM to 12:18 PM on May 3, 2022

Muhurat to buy gold on Akshaya Tritiya

The muhurat to buy gold on Akshaya Tritiya is between 05:18 AM on May 3 and 05:38 AM on May 4.