akshaya triteya

akshaya triteya falls in the month of may after amavasya. since this is very auspicious day so ceremonies and marriages are conducted .new bussiness is started.japam charity, pooja, vruth , any good deeds done this day will bring many fold results. tharpan is done to the ancestors. fasting is done. lord vishnu, laxmi and shri krishna( balbarda) is worshipped. pot filled with water, salt, slipper, sugarcane, jaggary, rice, umbrella and gold is given as dhaan. anna dhanam is considered good on this day. specially curd rice.it is a beleif that by doing annadhanam there will not be food scarcity for generations to come.

there is a story in bhavishya puran . there lived a poor merchant with a big family. he was finding it very difficult to make both ends meet. he was very god fearing and religious. one day he heard about akshaya trithiya. he wanted to observe this pooja and live happily. but his hands were tied. with great dificulty he observed fast , did tarpan to the ancestors and did pooja every year much to his family's displeasure. he did dhaan of all things.one day he died. next birth he was the raja of kushawathi nagar. he helped poor people in his kingdom. because of the previous birth good deeds his treasure was always filled and his kingdom prospered.

observing this vruth brings prosperity and happiness every where.