Akshaya Tritiya (Ramanandi)
Sri Ram darbar — Chandan Yatra at Ayodhya begins
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Akshaya Tritiya — the imperishable third day of Vaishakha Shukla. Considered one of the most auspicious days of the Vikram Samvat year for any new dharmic undertaking, charitable giving, or spiritual sankalpa. At Ayodhya, this day opens the Chandan Yatra — 21 days of sandalwood seva for the Ram darbar.
Dates 2026–2027
Mantra
श्री सीताराम चन्दन यात्रा · अक्षय फलदाय नमः
Shri Sita-Ram Chandan Yatra · Akshaya Phaladaya Namah
Salutations to Sita-Ram on the day the Chandan Yatra begins — the day on which every act bears imperishable (akshaya) fruit.
How to recite
Apply sandalwood paste (chandan) to the Ram darbar at sunrise — this opens the Chandan Yatra season at Ayodhya, when Ram-Sita murtis are anointed with cooling sandalwood through the hot summer months. Offer sattu, sugarcane juice, and seasonal fruits as bhog. Begin any new dharmic venture, donate generously (any charity given today is multiplied infinitely), and read the Bal Kanda of the Ramcharitmanas.
Benefits
Akshaya Tritiya — the third day of Vaishakha Shukla — is held in the Ramanandi tradition as the day Sri Ram appeared in the form of Treta-yuga. Every act of dharma performed today bears 'akshaya' (imperishable) fruit. It also marks the beginning of the Chandan Yatra at Ayodhya — 21 days of cooling sandalwood seva for the Ram darbar through the peak summer.
✦ Special Note
Sattu, sugarcane juice, and tender coconut water are the day's traditional offerings — all cooling foods to soothe the Ram darbar through the peak Vaishakha summer. Dates per the standard Vikram Samvat Panchang (Purnimanta system — month boundary at Purnima), Ayodhya/Varanasi convention; same underlying calendar as Hindu general, Purnimanta month naming.
Foods Allowed
Foods to Avoid
Meal Idea
Sattu sherbet with mishri and lemon for the morning naivedya; cooling khichdi with ghee for noon Ram-darbar bhog; sugarcane juice and seasonal fruits in the evening after the chandan-aarti.
🪔 Aarti
Aarti Kije Shri Ramlala Ki
आरती कीजे श्रीरामलला की । पूर्ण निपुण धनुर्वेद कला की ॥ धनुष वाण कर सोहत नीके । शोभा कोटि मदन मद फीके ॥ सुभग सिंहासन आप बिराजैं । वाम भाग वैदेही राजैं ॥ कर जोरे रिपुहन हनुमाना । भरत लखन सेवत बिधि नाना ॥ शिव अज नारद गुन गन गावैं । निगम नेति कह पार न पावैं ॥ नाम प्रभाव सकल जग जानैं । शेष महेश गनेस बखानैं ॥ भगत कामतरु पूरणकामा । दया क्षमा करुना गुन धामा ॥ सुग्रीवहुँ को कपिपति कीन्हा । राज विभीषन को प्रभु दीन्हा ॥ खेल खेल महु सिंधु बंधाये । लोक सकल अनुपम यश छाये ॥ दुर्गम गढ़ लंकापति मारे । सुर नर मुनि सबके भय टारे ॥ देवन थापि सुजस विस्तारे । कोटिक दीन मलीन उधारे ॥ कपि केवट खग निसिचर केरे । करि करुना दुःख दोष निवेरे ॥ देत सदा दासन्ह को माना । जगतपूज्य भे कपि हनुमाना ॥ आरत दीन सदा सत्कारे । तिहुंपुर होत राम जयकारे ॥
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