When is akshaya tritiya 2017

Notes: All timings are represented in hour notation in local time of Jaipur, India with DST adjustment if applicable. Hours which are past midnight are suffixed with next day date. In Panchang day starts and ends with sunrise. Akshaya Tritiya which is also known as Akha Teej is highly auspicious and holy day for Hindu communities. It falls during Shukla Paksha Tritiya in the month of Vaishakha. Akshaya Tritiya falling on a Rohini Nakshatra day with Wednesday is considered very auspicious.

Hence the benefits of doing any Japa, Yajna, Pitra-Tarpan, Dan-Punya on this day never diminish and remain with the person forever. Akshaya Tritiya is believed to bring good luck and success. According to the Hindu calendar, this auspicious festival falls on the third day of the Hindu month of Vaisakha. This festival is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Parasurama, the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

Akshaya Tritiya will be celebrated on Friday, April 28 in Akshaya means eternal, and Tritiya means the third day. It is perhaps due to this that Akshaya Tritiya is considered the best time to buy gold and property.

People often buy something or the other to commemorate this day, with the belief that it would bring them good luck, and will last forever. Akshaya Tritiya is also considered as a favourable day for couples to tie the knot. This, is believed to assure the happiness and prosperity of those couples who get married on this day.

On Akshaya Tritiya, there is a visible excitement among people. Vendors and customers participate alike, as people queue outside gold stores to buy their share, and several jewellery brands provide huge discounts on making charges. The third day in the month of Vaishakha according to the Hindu calendar is celebrated as Akshaya Tritiya or Akha Teej. This day is of great significance to the Hindu community because of it has a profound meaning. This year Akshaya Tritiya will be celebrated on April Hence it is extremely auspicious.