Jagannath
or Jag·a·nath
a name of Krishna or Vishnu.
a regional Hindu deity in parts of India and Bangladesh, associated with Krishna or Vishnu: focus of an annual ceremony at the chief temple in Puri, Oshida, India, where an idol of the god is placed in a large, heavy cart and dragged by volunteers to a neighboring temple.
Origin of Jagannath
1- Also Jag·an·na·tha [juhg-uh-naht-huh]. /ˌdʒʌg əˈnɑt hə/.
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How to use Jagannath in a sentence
Jagannath is also regarded as a form of Vishnu, although apparently not of Brahmanic origin.
Indian Myth and Legend | Donald Alexander MackenzieIn 1872 he brought out two attractive volumes on the province of Orissa and its far-famed temple of Jagannath.
Though caste has grown up again, yet the old regulation is still in force inside the temple of Jagannath at Puri.
Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3) | Charles EliotThis latter, like the temple of Jagannath at Puri, is suspected of having been a Buddhist shrine.
Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3) | Charles EliotHe rolled along life's road like the wheel of Jagannath's car.
Mashi and Other Stories | Rabindranath Tagore
British Dictionary definitions for Jagannath
Jagganath Jagannatha (ˌdʒʌɡəˈnɑːθə)
/ (ˈdʒʌɡəˌnɑːt, -ˌnɔːt) /
Hinduism other names for Juggernaut
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