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Pītāmbara, the Glossary

Index Pītāmbara

Pītāmbara is a term in Hindu iconography, meaning "yellow garment or shawl", also translated as "clothed in yellow garments", and "name of Vishnu-Krishna".[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 13 relations: Dhoti, Hindu iconography, Hinduism, Krishna, Puranas, Purusha, Shaivism, Shawl, Vaishnavism, Vedas, Vedic metre, Vishnu, Yajna.

  2. Hindu religious clothing
  3. Indian philosophical concepts
  4. Religious clothing

Dhoti

The dhoti, also known as veshti, mardani, dhotar, jaiñboh, or panchey, is a piece of cloth arranged around the legs to resemble trousers. Pītāmbara and dhoti are Hindu religious clothing.

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Hindu iconography

Over the millennia of its development, Hinduism has adopted several iconic symbols, forming part of Hindu iconography, that are imbued with spiritual meaning based on either the scriptures or cultural traditions.

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Hinduism

Hinduism is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide.

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Krishna

Krishna (Sanskrit: कृष्ण) is a major deity in Hinduism.

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Puranas

Puranas (पुराण||ancient, old (1995 Edition), Article on Puranas,, page 915) are a vast genre of Hindu literature about a wide range of topics, particularly about legends and other traditional lore.

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Purusha

Purusha is a complex concept whose meaning evolved in Vedic and Upanishadic times.

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Shaivism

Shaivism (translit-std) is one of the major Hindu traditions, which worships Shiva as the Supreme Being.

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Shawl

A shawl (from شال shāl) is a simple item of clothing, loosely worn over the shoulders, upper body and arms, and sometimes also over the head.

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Vaishnavism

Vaishnavism (translit-std) is one of the major Hindu denominations along with Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism.

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Vedas

The Vedas are ancient Sanskrit texts of Hinduism. Above: A page from the ''Atharvaveda''. The Vedas are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India.

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Vedic metre

Vedic metre refers to the poetic metre in the Vedic literature.

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Vishnu

Vishnu, also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism.

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Yajna

Yajna (also pronounced as Yag) (lit) in Hinduism refers to any ritual done in front of a sacred fire, often with mantras.

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See also

Hindu religious clothing

Indian philosophical concepts

Religious clothing

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pītāmbara