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Jagannatha

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Jagannatha

 or Jagannath

Form under which Krishna is worshiped at Puri, Orissa, a famous religious center of India. His temple at Puri dates from the 12th century. The Rathayatra, or Chariot Festival, is held in his honor each year in June or July. An image of the god is placed on a cart so heavy that it takes thousands of devotees several days to move it to the god's temple outside the city. According to legend, pilgrims sometimes throw themselves under the wagon in hopes of attaining instant salvation, a practice that gave rise to the English word juggernaut.



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Though the main Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannatha is taken out in Puri district of Orissa and widely known as Chariot Festival that attracts hundreds of thousands of devotees from around the world, but in many parts of the country like in Gujarat or Delhi, the ardent devotees also take out the Lord's Rath Yatra.
a chariot carrying the Gods Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra was pulled through the streets.
Bharata Abhinavagupta, Mammata, Vishwanath and Rajasekhara and Jagannatha have quite harmoniously examined the effect of Pratibha ([TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII]).
 
 
 
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