Akshaya Tritiya 2020: Importance and significance of the festival

Akshaya Tritiya 2020 also known as Akha Teej, is one of the most auspicious festival celebrated in Hindu and Jain religion. This festival is known for buying gold. It is said that buying gold brings prosperity and good luck. But this year the festival won't be celebrated with much fun as it will be observed amid the COVID-19 lockdown.

This Akshaya Tritiya 2020, will be different as all the jewellery shops will remain shut due to covid-19 lockdown.

According to religious belief, bathing in the holy river on the day of Akshaya Tritiya, worshiping and doing charity work on this festival brings good luck. This festival holds special significance in the Jain community. On this day people of Jain community observe fasting.

On this auspicious day of Akshaya Tritiya, Vishnu and Lakshmi are worshiped and offered food with basil leaves.

According to religious stories, Shri Parashurama, the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu, was born on the auspicious day of Akshaya Tritiya.

According to religious texts, Mother Ganga came to the earth on the day of Akshaya Tritiya.

Pinddaan on the auspicious day of Akshaya Tritiya provides salvation to the departed souls. 

According to religious beliefs, it is said that from the day of Akshaya Tritiya, Ved Vyas and Lord Ganesha started writing Mahabharata texts.

In one of the four dhams of India, the doors of Badrinath Dham are also opened on the day of Akshaya Tritiya.

According to religious scriptures, Akshaya Tritiya is the beginning of the Treta yuga which follows the Satyug, also called the golden age.