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Important Traditions and Rituals of Akshaya Tritiya Puja


Akshaya Tritiya is considered to be the most auspicious day of the entire year. It’s every second is said to be magically lucky. As the legends indicate and suggest the word ‘akshaya’ means ‘eternal’ or never diminishing; similarly it is fruitful for any task.

Let’s understand the benefits if Akshaya Tritiya first.
1. Home is filled with prosperity.2. All the lost money is being retrieved back.3. Any new business started gets the boom in respective years.4. Power of intuition to create more wealth.5. Aspects of the ever growing wealth are being retrieved.
Now let’s see what are the rituals this lucky day demands from us to do.
Holy Bath
Taking a holy bath in any of the Holy rivers is considered an ideal activity for the day it helps one to get rid of all negative vibes. You can see the river banks of the Holy rivers such as the Ganges, Kaveri, Yamuna, Godavari, Narmada, Krishna gets flooded with people on this auspicious day.
Thanks to ancestors
It is mentioned in the Gita that one should offer oblations to one’s forefathers/ancestors on Akshaya Tritiya day. The Shraddha ceremony is a Vedic ritual performed to offer oblations to the departed souls, to release them from their sufferings that they may be suffering from due to their sins. It is said that Akshaya Tritiya day is a very ideal for such offering.
Offering puja to Lord Vishnu, Laxmi, and Kubera
Pujas are performed on this day to honor Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Vishnu, and Kubera. Akshaya Tritiya also has much astrological significance and many also perform pujas as a remedy to graha doshas. Astrologers say that there is no need to select a ‘muhurat’ on this day as the entire day is devoid of malefic influences. A large number of marriages and several new beginnings hence take place on the day. There are different types of Pujas performed in Akshaya Tritiya, mentioned are they below.
Ashwa Puja: Ashwa (horse) is considered to be the disciple of Mars (planet), which represents command and energy. On the day of Akshaya Tritiya, Ashwa Puja is performed to bring home positivity and mental peace.
Cow Puja
The cow is the symbol of kindness, love, and warmth. She is also representative of the planet Venus. Cow or cow is worshiped on the day of Akshaya Tritiya and the puja is said to be very auspicious.
Gaja Puja
Gaja puja is performed to invoke the blessings of Lord Ganesha. In this Puja, elephants are worshiped for the sustenance of wealth and prosperity in lives.
Ganapath Homamam
This is performed by many on this auspicious day to seek the blessings of Lord Ganesha. It is the devotion and donation of things to the holy fire.
Mahalakshmi and Mahavishnu Puja
Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi are offered prayers. Lord Vishnu being the preserver and Goddess Lakshmi, the custodian of wealth and prosperity; their blessings are sought for good health, wealth and ever-growing opportunities.
Sathyanarayana Puja
It is recommended to be performed to seek the blessings of Lord Vishnu.
Lakshmi Puja
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