In India, purchasing gold on Akshaya Tritiya is a long-standing custom that combines good fortune and faith. With an estimated 24,000 tonnes of gold, Indian families are the greatest single owners of the precious metal worldwide.
Today’s gold rate in India is Rs 95,500, reaching an all-time high of Rs 1 lakh on April 22. The majority of Indians love to buy gold jewelry on this auspicious day. But for gold buyers, Akshaya Tritiya 2025 is turning out to be an expensive occasion.
The price of gold in 2025 is higher than it was in 2023 or 2024. A year later, on Akshaya Tritiya 2024, gold prices soared by 20% to Rs 73,000 from Rs 61,000 on Akshaya Tritiya 2023.
As of today, Akshaya Tritiya 2025, gold is up 30% over the previous year’s Akshaya Tritiya, with 10 grams of 24 carat gold going for Rs 95,000. Indians consider purchasing silver on Akshaya Tritiya to be auspicious, in addition to gold. India’s current silver price is Rs 971.5 per 10 grams, or Rs 97,130 per kilogram. Does it cost less than gold, though?
The gold-silver ratio is a metric used to assess whether silver is more affordable than gold at the present market price. With the current price of gold at $3,300 and silver at $33 on global markets, the gold-silver ratio is 100:1.
Either the price of gold must decrease or the price of silver must increase to preserve the long-term average of the gold-silver ratio, which is 70:1. For example, if the price of gold remains at $3,300 and the price of silver increases to $45, the ratio falls to an average of 70:1.
Therefore, if silver appears to be less expensive than gold at the moment, buying silver during Akshaya Tritiya could be an alternative.
Silver or gold-plated silver?
Gold-plated silver jewelry is an additional choice between gold and silver. Silver jewelry can be given a gold finish by gold plating, which is less costly than gold jewelry. Be careful to choose sterling silver, which is composed of 92.5% silver and 7.5% additional metals, typically copper, if you decide to purchase gold-plated silver decorations.
Gold-Silver Outlook
In the past year, silver has increased by 27% while gold has increased by 45%. The price of silver is influenced by most of the same factors that affect the price of gold.
Precious metals are the top investment choice due to a number of factors, including geopolitics, an uncertain economic climate, central banks’ substantial gold purchases, and Trump’s tariffs, which are creating a recessionary outlook.
What is preventing you from adding silver and gold to your portfolio, then? The majority of financial advisors advise against holding more than 5–10% of one’s portfolio in gold and silver.
