Not just gold, foods you can buy on Akshaya Tritiya to bring in prosperity

Akshaya Tritiya, also known as Akha Teej, is a popular Hindu festival that is celebrated with much fervour and joy. Akshaya in Sanskrit means 'never diminishing' and Tritiya means 'third'. It is an auspicious day in the Hindu calendar that is celebrated on the third lunar day of the bright moon of Vaisakha/ Baisakh month. It is the only day in a year when the sun and the moon are simultaneously at their peak of brightness. Therefore any purchase made on this day is believed to bring prosperity and good luck. It is believed that starting any good work on Akshaya Tritiya bears fruitful results and if you donate a few things on this auspicious day, you can attain long life, wealth and prosperity.

Facts about Akshaya Tritiya

- Akshaya Tritiya is an annual springtime festival of Hindus and Jains.

- The day also marks the birth of Lord Parshuram(sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

- Veda Vyas and Lord Ganesha started writing the Mahabharata on this day.

- Beginning a new venture on this auspicious day brings success and good fortune.

- It is believed that the sun and the moon are at their brightest on Akshaya Tritiya.

- Akshaya Tritiya marks the beginning of the Treta Yuga (2nd epoch).

On the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya if you are not able to buy gold, which actually is very expensive on this day, you can still bring luck,says Celebrity Spiritual Healer Shweta Bisht. According to her. "If you are not able to buy gold on this auspicious day you can buy food items like Legume, Rice, Wheat flour and specially Ghee which will bring prosperity in your life and home."

Buying lentils is considered lucky, as it is the ultimate symbol of wealth and prosperity. Lentils resemble tiny coins which are symbolic of money. These coins swell when soaked and cooked in water which could signify increasing wealth.

Those dark green vegetables might be way too healthy for you but they symbolizes money. So, the more you eat, the more you would probably make! This strange superstition comes from the idea that greens resemble money.

Certain grains such as rice, and barley should be bought on this day as they bring good fortune. According to Indian Mythology, rice is known to soak up all negative energies and fill your lives with good luck. Therefore, it is also used in many religious ceremonies in India.

Ghee is considered sacred in Hinduism as it not only wards off evil but also helps in warding off illnesses, health issues and negativity. Burning diyas of ghee is said to keep away negative energies and brings in positive energy and good luck.

Donating sandalwood to poor on this day helps you to avoid the risks of accidents.

If you donate coconuts to Brahmins on this day, it is said that you can relieve your ancestors from their past sins.

Offering buttermilk to Brahmin on Akshaya Tritiya, will help one to gain success in education.

It is believed that donating water with a betel nut to a Brahim on Akshaya Tritiya can enhance your overall personality.

Offering water in a bronze or silver container with saffron, camphor and tulsi leaves will help get rid of pitra dosh. It will also help one find a suitable match and bless one with progeny.