Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wished the nation on the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya.

"Best wishes to the countrymen on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya and Parashurama Jayanti," Modi tweeted.

Apart from PM, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and others also wished the nation on Akshaya Tritiya.

"May the auspicious occassion of #AkshayaTritiya bring more health,wealth and prosperity in your lives.My greetings!," Prabhu wrote on his Twitter handle.

Akshaya Tritiya, also known as Akha Teej, is a holy day for Hindus and Jains. It falls on the third Tithi (lunar day) of Bright Half (Shukla Paksha) of the pan-Indian month of Vaishakha and one of the four most important days for Hindus.   

Akshaya Tritiya is the birthday of Lord Parasurama who is the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

On this day Veda Vyas and Lord Ganesha began to write Mahabharata. Jains celebrate this day to commemorate Tirthankara Rishabha's ending of one-year fast by consuming sugarcane juice poured into his cupped hands.

 

अक्षय तृतीया और परशुराम जयंती की सभी देशवासियों को ढेरों शुभकामनाएं।

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 28, 2017

May the auspicious occassion of #AkshayaTritiya bring more health,wealth and prosperity in your lives.My greetings!

— Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) April 28, 2017

अक्षय तृतीया पर्व की सभी देशवासियों को ढेरों शुभकामनाएं। pic.twitter.com/HHawybOCHD

— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) April 28, 2017