jagannath

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{i} name of Krishna or Vishnu (Hinduism); Juggernaut, idol of Krishna located in Puri (India)
It is now known that any death within the temple of Jagannath is considered to render the place unclean, and any spilling of blood in the presence of the idol is a pollution
A particular form of Vishnu, or of Krishna, whose chief idol and worship are at Puri, in Orissa
The principal festivals are the Snanayatra, when the idol is bathed, and the Rathayatra, when the image is drawn upon a car adorned with obscene paintings
an avatar of Vishnu
The idol is considered to contain the bones of Krishna and to possess a soul
Formerly it was erroneously supposed that devotees allowed themselves to be crushed beneath the wheels of this car
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