Akshaya Tritiya Pooja Vidhi (Procedure):

1. Purification and Preparation:

• Wake up early during Brahma Muhurat, take a bath, and wear clean or traditional clothes (preferably white, yellow, or red).
• Clean the pooja place and decorate with rangoli and flowers.
• Set up an altar with idols or pictures of Lord Vishnu, Goddess Lakshmi, and Lord Kubera (the deity of wealth).

2. Sankalpam (Intention):

• Light a diya (lamp) with ghee or sesame oil.
• Take a few flowers, rice, and water in your right hand and make a sankalpa (solemn vow), praying for health, prosperity, and success.

3. Invocation (Dhyana):

• Meditate on Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi, and invoke their presence.
• Chant sacred mantras like:
  • “Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya”
  • “Om Shreem Mahalakshmyai Namah”
  • “Om Hreem Shreem Kleem Maha Lakshmi Namaha”

4. Offering (Upachara):

Offer the deities:

• Fresh flowers, turmeric, kumkum, sandal paste
• Incense sticks and dhoop
• Fruits, dry fruits, coconut, betel leaves and nuts
• Special naivedyam like payasam, jaggery rice, or sweets
• Tulsi leaves to Lord Vishnu and lotus flowers to Goddess Lakshmi

5. Kubera and Lakshmi Pooja:

• Worship Lord Kubera with yellow flowers and coins, chanting:
  • “Kuberaaya Namah”
• Offer coins, rice, and water in a small pot (symbolic of prosperity).
• Perform Lakshmi Ashtottara Shatanamavali (108 names of Lakshmi Devi) with devotion.

6. Pooja of Gold and Valuables:

• If you have bought gold or plan to invest in assets, place them on the altar and offer them symbolically to the deities for blessings.

7. Aarti and Prasad:

• Perform aarti with camphor or a ghee lamp while singing devotional songs.
• Distribute the prasad to family and neighbors as a token of divine grace.

Charitable Deeds (Dāna):

• Donate food, clothes, grains, utensils, or money to the needy, temples, or cowsheds (Goshalas).
• Perform Annadanam (offering of food) – considered extremely meritorious on this day.

Mantras for Akshaya Tritiya:

• Lakshmi Gayatri Mantra:
  “Om Mahalakshmyai Cha Vidmahe Vishnu Patnyai Cha Dheemahi
  Tanno Lakshmi Prachodayat”
• Vishnu Mantra:
  “Om Namo Narayanaya”
• Kubera Mantra:
  “Om Yakshaya Kuberaya Vaishravanaya Dhanadhanyadhipataye Dhanadhanyasamriddhim Me Dehi Dapaya Swaha”

Do’s and Don’ts on Akshaya Tritiya:

✅ Do’s:

• Begin new ventures or investments.
• Buy gold, silver, or property.
• Worship Lord Vishnu and Lakshmi with faith.
• Do acts of kindness and charity.
• Recite sacred texts like Vishnu Sahasranamam, Bhagavad Gita, or Lakshmi Stotram.

❌ Don’ts:

• Avoid negativity, anger, or arguments.
• Do not lend money or valuables.
• Avoid consuming non-vegetarian food or alcohol.
• Refrain from hurting others in thought or action.

Conclusion:

Akshaya Tritiya is a radiant celebration of infinite blessings, abundance, and grace. When observed with pure intention and devotion, the pooja performed on this day is said to yield results that never diminish, growing eternally like the sacred name of the Lord. Whether it is spiritual growth, wealth, peace, or health you seek — this is the ideal day to invite divine energy into your life.