Author: Induslady

Back to Akshaya Tritiya Guide Why buy gold on Akshaya Tritiya ? While people term it as a marketing gimmick by jewelers who woo the customers to invest in gold/jewellery on this day, there are few mythological stories that surround the link between gold and Akshaya Tritiya. It is believed that in the famous epic, Mahabharata, Surya (the Sun God), on this day, presented Yudhistra a vessel which could produce an inexhaustible supply of food. Therefore, Akshaya Patra means the ‘inexhaustible vessel’. It signifies that gold/jewelry bought on this day will never see a diminish in its good fortune.  The story of Lord...