bhubaneswar the gold business that recently saw a lean phase owing to a 21day strike by jewelers regained some of its sheen on akshaya tritiya on tuesday jewellery shops in the city witnessed a heavy rush on the occasion as it is believed that buying gold on this auspicious day augments wealth and prosperity i only came to buy a small piece of gold to keep up the tradition but i got carried away by heavy discount at the shop and made purchases worth rs 30000 my husband will surely be upset smiled school teacher anima das at a jewellery shop in the city jewellery shops in the city did about 30 to 40 extra business on akshaya tritiya sources said we were expecting a dip because of the soaring prices but the response was encouraging by evening we garnered about 20 to 30 extra business than regular days said a citybased jeweler however the trend of buying gold on akshaya tritiya has spilled over to other assets too like cars houses and land plots computers and even home appliances while a huge rush was witnessed on the occasion at almost all jewellery shops in the city which lured customers with attractive discounts and gifts people were also seen thronging car showrooms computer dealers realestate developers and electronic shops people believe it is auspicious to invest in some kind of asset on this special day those who were supposed to buy a car in the near future or past prefer to do it on this day we made bookings of around 50 vehicles this day said a car dealer in the cityreal estate developers were also upbeat due to the positive mood of investors on akshaya tritiya on this day we did our bhumipujan and started two new projects on the same day we booked as many as 10 flats people who had already decided to invest chose this day to complete the paper works or sign agreements said rakesh mohanty a real estate developer one of whose projects is coming up in jatni area of the city i waited for a month to book a flat on this auspicious day as per the advice of my astrologer since it is my hard earned money and i am investing in my dream house i want everything to be perfect said pradip subudhhi a bank executive cashing in on the mood big retail marts offered handsome discounts for electronics furniture and mobile phones akshaya tritiya is an excuse not only for buyers but also for traders to spend money so we are offering good discounts in electronic appliances said a store manager