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Akshaya Tritiya
A day held to bring lasting good luck, when families buy gold and begin new ventures, and often a new silk saree.
What is worn for Akshaya Tritiya
Akshaya Tritiya falls on the third day of the bright fortnight in the month of Vaishakha, in April or May. Akshaya means "never diminishing", and anything begun or bought on this day is believed to grow. Families buy gold and silver, start new work, and in many places begin the wedding season. Jains also keep it for the end of the year-long fast of their first teacher, Rishabhanatha. There is no single saree for the day, but new clothes are common, and silk sarees, with their zari borders that echo gold, are bought and given as gifts. Jewellers and saree shops run special offers around the date.
The sarees
Written by the EveryPallu desk with AI assistance. Background: "Akshaya Tritiya" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.
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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Sari: Suyash.dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source