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juggernaut
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Juggernaut, India: see Puri Puri , town (1991 pop. 125,199), Orissa state, E central India, on the Bay of Bengal. The life of the town centers around the cult of Juggernaut (Jagannath), a form of the Krishna incarnation of Vishnu. This cult, unique in Hinduism, has no caste distinctions.
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juggernaut
Brit a very large lorry for transporting goods by road, esp one that travels throughout Europe

Juggernaut
(Jagannath) huge idol of Krishna drawn through streets annually, occasionally rolling over devotees. [Hindu Rel.: EB, V: 499]


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