Akshaya Tritiya Puja combines Ganesha remembrance with separate worship of Vishnu, Lakshmi and Kuber, followed by devotional reading, aarti and source-supported charity.

Akshaya Tritiya Puja Samagri

Source-specific materials

  • Vishnu and Lakshmi images
  • Lakshmi-Ganesha and Kuber images
  • Yellow cloth, clothing and altar
  • Water-filled kalash or clay pot, coconut and mango leaves
  • Wheat, barley, akshat, kalava and janeu
  • Roli, kumkum, chandan, turmeric, saffron and sindoor
  • Yellow or pink flowers, lotus and garland
  • Dhoop, ghee diya, camphor, bell and conch
  • Panchamrit, Gangajal, rose water and perfume
  • Fruit, sweets, makhana kheer and dry fruits
  • Betel, areca nut, clove, cardamom, durva, sattu and jaggery
  • Dakshina and supported donation materials

Before You Begin

  • Bathe early and prepare a yellow-cloth altar.
  • Install only the deity images and kalash supported by the source.
  • Keep the Lakshmi reading and aarti ready.

Complete Step-by-Step Akshaya Tritiya Puja Vidhi

Follow the reviewed source sequence from preparation through the final prayer and prasad. Use only the offerings listed for this puja.

  1. Purify, install and make sankalp

    Prepare the altar and install Vishnu, Lakshmi, Ganesha and Kuber.

    Purify, install and make sankalp mantra
    mama sakutumbasya akshaya-punya-phala-praaptyartham akshayatriteeyaa-poojanam karishye|
    Original Sanskrit
    मम सकुटुम्बस्य अक्षय-पुण्य-फल-प्राप्त्यर्थं अक्षयतृतीया-पूजनं करिष्ये।

  2. Worship Ganesha

    Offer the explicitly listed Ganesha materials before the main deities.

    Worship Ganesha mantra
    Om gam ganapataye namah|
    Original Sanskrit
    ॐ गं गणपतये नमः।

  3. Worship Vishnu

    Offer suitable snan, tulsi, yellow flowers and the stored upachara formula.

    Worship Vishnu mantra
    Om vishnave namah [upachaara] samarpayaami|
    Original Sanskrit
    ॐ विष्णवे नमः [उपचार] समर्पयामि।

  4. Worship Lakshmi

    Offer the listed Lakshmi materials, both stored mantras and makhana or saffron kheer.

    Worship Lakshmi mantra
    Om shreem hreem shreem kamale kamalaalaye praseeda praseeda shreem hreem shreem Om|
    Original Sanskrit
    ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं कमले कमलालये प्रसीद प्रसीद श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं ॐ।
    Worship Lakshmi mantra
    Om shreem kleem mahaalakshmee mahaalakshmee ehyehi sarva saubhaagyam dehi me svaahaa|
    Original Sanskrit
    ॐ श्रीं क्लीं महालक्ष्मी महालक्ष्मी एह्येहि सर्व सौभाग्यं देहि मे स्वाहा।

  5. Worship Kuber

    Offer the source-listed fragrant and food materials and use the stored Kuber mantra.

    Worship Kuber mantra
    Om shreem Om hreem shreem Om hreem shreem kleem vitteshvaraaya namah|
    Original Sanskrit
    ॐ श्रीं ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं क्लीं वित्तेश्वराय नमः।

  6. Read, perform aarti and give

    Complete the source-listed Lakshmi reading, aarti, prasad and capacity-based donation.

Simple Akshaya Tritiya Puja Method at Home

This shorter practice retains the essential devotional actions supported by the source; it is not presented as a substitute for a formal priest-led rite where one is specified.

  1. Prepare a yellow-cloth altar with the supported images.
  2. Remember Ganesha.
  3. Offer tulsi to Vishnu, a flower and kheer to Lakshmi, and chant the stored Kuber prayer.
  4. Perform aarti, share prasad and donate within your means.

When to Perform Akshaya Tritiya Puja

Perform on Akshaya Tritiya using the current local panchang; no exact muhurta is invented here.

Traditional Purpose and Benefits of Akshaya Tritiya Puja

The festival traditionally joins Vishnu-Lakshmi devotion with responsible prosperity, gratitude and charitable giving.

Vishnu-Lakshmi devotion

The separate offerings preserve both devotional contexts.

Resource stewardship

Kuber worship is framed through responsible use, not guaranteed wealth.

Charity

Donation is an explicit ritual conclusion.

Important Akshaya Tritiya Puja Notes

  • Buying gold is not required.
  • Do not exceed your means for offerings or charity.
  • Use only source-supported items.

Frequently Asked Questions

Ganesha, Vishnu, Lakshmi and Kuber.

No.

Makhana or saffron kheer.

With reading, aarti, prasad and supported donation.