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Rituals to be performed on Akshya tritiya and in Vaishaka Masam

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Rituals to be performed on Akshaya Tritiya and in Vaishaka Masam As part of donations, we can also donate water or buttermilk. Some offer unlimited water to be flown over Shivling which we call it as jalanthika (vessel with a small hole). We got Tritiya name because whoever does Japa (chanting), Homa, Annadhana (offering food) will be blessed with akshaka (unlimited wealth) so it’s called with Akshaya Tritiya. Here we get this blessing by offering and donations but not by purchasing. Today we offer to gods, rushis and our ancestors to get their blessings. “Yatkarothi truthiyayam krishnam chandana bhooshitam vaishakasyasithe pakshe sayathyatchyuthamandiram.” Which means we need to apply sandalwood and decorate him beautiful. He will bless us by showing the path to Vaikunta. That’s why in Simhachalam this day is considered a special day. Today all sandalwood applied to the lord will be removed and apply freshly. Today is the only day Simhachalam Simhadrappanna will be shown h

Importance of Akshaya Tritiya

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Importance of Akshaya Tritiya Akshaya Tritiya is one of the auspicious days in Hindu mythology. Today in order to get a blessing from Goddess Lakshmi everyone has to pray goddess by doing abhishekam with cow milk enchanted with srisuktham. Goddess Lakshmi will be blessing their children in the form of Ashta Lakshmi (eight forms). She will not just provide wealth but also provide all kinds of fortune like knowledge, health, food, life, children, etc. Because she blesses with all these fortunes it is said to donate to others is considered to be good on this day. Every person has to donate some fraction of his earning to others in need. Whoever donates gold on this day they will obtain immense blessings of the goddess. Today Indians pray with a gold coin which is embedded with goddess Lakshmi picture on it, we pray by chanting with srisuktam along with ashtotara anamavali and offer naivedyam. Later this naivedyam should be distributed with others in the form of annadhan (donate f