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