title: Pītāmbara
text: # Pītāmbara
  
  Pītāmbara (Sanskrit: पीताम्बर) is a term in Hindu iconography, meaning "yellow garment or shawl", also translated as "clothed in yellow garments", and "name of Vishnu-Krishna". It is primarily depicted on the deity Vishnu and his incarnations, regarded to represent the Vedas.
  
  ## Description
  
  In Hinduism, the pītāmbara is regarded to represent a yajna or sacrifice, and is referred to as a garment of Purusha and the Vedic metre.
  
  In the Puranas, pītāmbara means "yellow cloth", and is used to describe Vishnu.
  
  In Vaishnavism and Shaivism, the pītāmbara is the "yellow dhoti" or "bright golden-yellow garment" described as the garment of Vishnu or Krishna.
  
  