From My Friend Ramasubramaniam.

Dear Sir, Good day Today is Akshaya Triteeya *The importance of Akshya Tritiya* 1) It is the birthday of lord Parashuram 2 ) it's the starting day of Treta yuga 3 ) it's the day Sudhama offered beaten rice to lord Krishna 4 ) lord Krishna gave Akshya pathra to Draupadi 5 ) Vedavyasa started writing Mahabharata 6 ) Holy Ganga descended upon the earth 7) The annual Rath of Puri Jagannath begins to day 8 ) Goddess Annapoorna appeared on this day 9) lord Shiva received the bhiksha from matha Annapoorna 10) Kubera worshipped Mahalakshmi 11) Varaha Narasimha Swamy moola vigraha Darshan 12) Sita Devi Agnipravesh divas Regards, Ram