The Gold Rush
The Akshaya Tritiya festival is one of the two most auspicious days of the year to buy gold, as Hindus believe they can get lasting prosperity by buying precious metals on the day. The other festival is Dhanteras in November.
A man films a gold-plated Infiniti G37 at a jewelry store in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, March 31, 2011. It took five artisans over four months to complete the task which aims to promote the store, Xinhua News Agency reported. REUTERS/China Daily