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Shukla Tritiya

Tithi 3 of 30 · presiding deity: Vishnu

Vishnu's tithi, especially auspicious in Vaisakha Shukla as Akshaya Tritiya. Good for charitable acts, purchases that should never diminish (gold, property), and devotional practice.

Good for

  • Charity (especially anna-dana — food donation)
  • Vishnu/Lakshmi worship
  • Gold purchase (Akshaya Tritiya)
  • Marriage muhurta

Avoid

  • ×Beginning litigation

Traditional foods

Tulsi-leaf prasad · Rice and ghee preparations

Notable observances on this tithi

  • Akshaya Tritiya (Vaisakha Shukla 3)

Sources

Bhavishya Purana; standard practice

See also: festival calendar · glossary· methodology