Significance of Akshaya Tritiya / Akha Teej 2026, Date and Muhurat
Akshaya Tritiya which is also called Akha Teej is a religious and highly auspicious day for Hindu communities. Akshaya Tritiya falls during Shukla Paksha Tritiya in the Vaishakha month. Akshaya Tritiya is a good occasion. This day is associated with happiness, harmony, prosperity, and peace. Akshaya means eternal, and thus whatever work is done is considered auspicious forever. Hence, Akshaya Tritiya is the day when one can buy anything auspicious or lucky, and it is believed that it enhances and gives excellent results.┬а
Significance of Akshaya Tritiya/Akha Teej┬а
On this day,┬а Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Vishnu, and Lord Ganesha, and are worshipped. Akshaya Tritiya day is considered most auspicious for starting new work. It is believed that this day brings success and good luck. People buy precious things like gold, and silver on this day as it is believed that it brings good luck and prosperity to the family, and their prosperity increases.
It is believed that the work started on Akha Teej grows with time and leads to success in life. That is why on this 'lucky' day new businesses are taken up, marriages take place and investments are made in gold and property. Starting a new business on this day is auspicious and brings success.
This day is considered the first day of farming. People of the Jain community complete the fast on this day and at the end of the day by consuming sugarcane juice. This day is also celebrated as Parashurama Jayanti, which is considered to be the birthday of Lord Parashurama, who was an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. It is one of the three and a half auspicious dates in Hinduism, on which any auspicious work can be done like Yagya, charity, purchase of gold, property, marriage, or project, irrespective of Muhurta.
Worship Goddess Lakshmi and God Vishnu and together on Akshaya Tritiya to increase your prosperity and wealth. It is eaten that the work done on this day never goes in vain. On Akshaya Tritiya, many people do penance, havan, and Yagya, and help the needy so that they can be blessed with virtue. On this day one should try to be calm and happy, do some good work, and donate.
Muhurat of Akshaya Tritiya/Akha Teej
Akshaya Tritiya Tithi on Sunday, 19 April 2026
Akshaya Tritiya Puja Muhurat - 10:49 am to 12:20 pm
Akshaya Tritiya Tithi Start: 19 April 2026 at 10:49 am
Akshaya Tritiya Tithi Ends: 20 April 2026 at 07:27 am
Conclusion
The festival of Akshar Tritiya is an ideal festival to celebrate the auspiciousness of our life. And it has the blessings of Goddess Lakshmi. To know more about the importance and Muhurta of this festival, you can talk to astrologers.
