Devotees celebrate Akshaya Tritiya with special rituals in Ayodhya, Varanasi

Different parts of India observed the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya 2025 with devotional fervourThis year the annual spring festival followed by Jains and Hindus is being celebrated onApril 30In Ayodhya and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh thousands of devotees visited temples and ghats to participate in traditional rituals seeking blessings prosperity and peaceAccording to IANS the head priest of Ayodhyarsquos Hanuman Garhi Temple performed sacred rituals including a milk abhishek and chunri offering to the holy Saryu River in the presence of thousands of Naga Sadhus who took a ceremonial dipMarking a historic step a royal procession of 1000 Naga Sadhus proceeded from Hanuman Garhi towards the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple for the first time in 300 years The chief priest of Hanuman Garhi 70yearold Mahant Prem Das stepped outside the temple premises for the first time barring a trip to the hospital the report addedThe atmosphere was equally devotional In Varanasi Special rituals were performed at the revered Kashi Vishwanath Dham Devotees also thronged Dashashwamedh Ghat taking holy dip in the Ganga offering prayers and performing acts of charity People were seen donating essentials like food and clothesVaranasi Uttar Pradesh On Akshaya Tritiya a grand adornment of Lord Vishnu in his Badrinarayan form was done at Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham The temple trust installed a Kunwara Shower for continuous Jalabhishek symbolizing purity coolness and spiritual practice duringhellip pictwittercomJWgS59GOmMmdash IANS ians_india April 30 2025A devotee at the ghat told IANS ldquoTodayis Akshaya Tritiya which is considered a day for a grand bath known as Maha snan People in Varanasi believe that on this day performing good deeds and taking a holy bath brings peace to the souls of your ancestors and brings prosperity and happiness to your homerdquoThe religious fervour also gripped Vrindavan on Akshaya Tritiya as thousands assembled for the rare annual Charan Darshan of Lord Banke Bihari According to ANI the temple doors opened at 6 am Instead of the usual 12 pm and special arrangements were made for security and crowd managementAbout Akshaya TritiyaAkshaya Tritiya also referred to as Akha Teej is a festival believed to be auspicious for new beginnings It falls on the third day Tritiya of the bright fortnight of the Vaishakha month according to the Hindu lunar calendarOver the years the festival has become deeply connected with gold purchases Itrsquos believed that buying gold on this day invites longlasting prosperity into the home On the day of the festival people also donate food clothes etc and pray for the wellbeing of their loved onesWith inputs from IANS and ANIatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params