Why do we celebrate Akha teej 2021 or Akhshay Tritiya 2021 and when?

Why do we celebrate Akha teej 2021 or Akhshay Tritiya 2021 and when?

The festival of Akshaya Tritiya is celebrated on the Tritiya tithi (third day) of Shukla Paksha (waxing or the brighter phase of the lunar cycle) of Vaishakha Month, and it is one of the most auspicious days in the Hindu calendar. The festival date differs, and falls according to the lunisolar Hindu calendar in April or May month of every year in the Gregorian calendar. Akshaya Tritiya is observed on May 14, 2021, this year.

Akshaya Tritiya is a Sanskrit word, where Akshaya means 'eternal' and Tritiya stands for 'third day of month'. There is a long list of significant reasons mentioned below which make Akshaya Tritiya so auspicious Hindu festival.

Akshaya Tritiya is the birth anniversary of goddess Annapurna (goddess of food and nourishment) also. It is said that Goddess Parvati was appeared as goddess Annapurna on this day. God Shiva built the famous Annapurna Devi temple at Kashi to honour her.
According to another legend Shri Krishna saved Draupadi and the Pandavs from the sage Durvasa's wrath by turning the empty food pot into an Akshaya Pot (vessel with an endless supply of food) on Akshaya Tritiya during the exile of the Pandavs to the Forest.

And Sage Ved Vyasa narrated the Mahabharat to God Ganesh on this occasion.
This virtuous day marks the beginning of Treta Yug.
As per south Indian mythology, Goddess Madhura and God Sundaresha, the incarnation of God Shiva, tied the knot on this day.
On this righteous day, God Krishna bestowed wealth and monetary gains on his poor friend Sudama who came to his palace with a fistful rice.
Akshaya Tritiya celebrations concur with the birth anniversary of Lord Parshuram also, the sixth incarnation of God Vishnu. Parashuram means "Rama with the Axe". The Mahabharat and the Puranas record that Parashuram was born to the saptrishi Sage Jamadagni and the princess Renuka, on Akshaya Tritiya, thus it is also celebrated as Parashuram Jayanti. According to Purana, Kerala is also known as Parashuram Kshetram, ie., 'The land of Parashuram' as he retrieved the land from the sea. Stories suggest that Kerala was created by Parashuram after he was blessed by Varun (God of Oceans) and Bhumidevi (Goddess of Earth). After sitting in meditation at Gokarnam he reached Kanyakumari from where he hurled an axe northward across the ocean. The place where his axe touched down, emerged a place which was named as Kerala. He is also the teacher of Bhishma, Dronacharya and Karna. He is believed to be one of the immortals, who will appear at the end of the Kali Yuga to be martial guru of Vishnu's tenth and last avatar, Kalki.

Therefore, Akshaya Tritiya is of great significance. People donate the things with the belief that, whatever is donated on the day of Akshaya Tritiya, its virtue increases manifold. Akshaya Tritiya or Akha Teej or Akti is celebrated among Hindus and Jains with zeal and faith.

Happy Akshaya Tritiya to all...

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