page_title: Akshaya Tritiya
hierarchical_section_title: Akshaya Tritiya
caption_attribution_description: English: One Anna coin issued by the British Indian Government in the year 1818 on the occasion of Jain festival of Akshay Tritiya. The coin depicts Tirthankar Rishabhdev accepted sugarcane juice from king Shreyans and breaking his one year fast (Varshi Tapa).
context_page_description: Akshaya Tritiya, also known as Akti or Akha Teej, is an annual spring time festival of the Hindus and Jains. It falls on the third Tithi of Bright Half of Vaisakha month. It is observed as an auspicious time regionally by Hindus and Jains in India and Nepal, as signifying the "third day of unending prosperity".
  The festival date varies and is set according to the lunisolar Hindu calendar, and falls in April or May of every year in the Gregorian calendar.
context_section_description: Akshaya Tritiya, also known as Akti or Akha Teej, is an annual spring time festival of the Hindus and Jains. It falls on the third Tithi (lunar day) of Bright Half (Shukla Paksha) of Vaisakha month. It is observed as an auspicious time regionally by Hindus and Jains in India and Nepal, as signifying the "third day of unending prosperity" . 
  The festival date varies and is set according to the lunisolar Hindu calendar, and falls in April or May of every year in the Gregorian calendar.
caption: A one anna coin issued by the British-Indian government depicting Rishabhanatha, first Jain tirthankara, accepting sugarcane juice from King Shreyans
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