Dikhyaa Mohanty 
Akshaya Tritiya is celebrated every year in the month of April/May and is considered auspicious from beginning to end. Akshaya Tritiya is believed to be the birthday of Parsuran who is the sixth incarnation of Vishnu and he is revered in Vaishnava temples according to Hinduism.
Named after the third lunar of the spring month of Vaisakha in the Hindu calendar, this festival is celebrated by the Hindus and Jains as an annual spring festival in India and Nepal. The word ‘Akshaya’ means ‘one that never diminishes’ or ‘the unending one’. On this day, people make donations, do good deeds and buy precious metals and jewels.
On this special occasion of Akshaya Tritiya and also Krusak Dibas Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik extended his greetings to the people of the State.
Taking to Twitter, Patnaik said, “My heartiest congratulations and best wishes to the people of the state on the occasion of Holy Akshaya Tritiya and Krusak Dibas. May Mahaprabhu Shri Jagannath bless the farmers. Let a good harvest this year accelerate the trend of happiness and prosperity of the farmers. #KrusakDibas”
Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the nation on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya.
PM Modi tweeted – “Happy Akshaya Tritiya to all. This festival associated with the accomplishment of auspicious works should give us the power to realize our resolve to conquer the corona epidemic.”
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