jagannath
जगन्नाथ jagannāthaLord of the Universe, a form of Vishnu-Krishna worshipped at Puri in Odisha in a distinctive wooden image. His annual Ratha Yatra, when the deities ride great chariots through the streets, is among the largest festivals in India.
Where this term appears
- Hinduism and the Coming of Islam History
…ndavan in 1590 under Mughal rule, and Mughal officials overseeing the Jagannath temple at Puri for generations, and argues that a purely doctrinal iconoclasm, of the kind André Wink described, would have levell…
- Jagannath Puri and the Ratha Yatra Temples
They look unfinished, and in a sense they are meant to. This is the temple of Jagannath , the Lord of the Universe.
- Konark: The Sun Temple Temples
The Eastern Gangas ruled this coast for centuries and were also the builders behind the great Jagannath temple at nearby Puri.
- The Char Dham Temples
In the east is Puri , in Odisha, home of Jagannath , the lord of the world, a form of Vishnu and Krishna.
- Tirupati: The Temple of Venkateshwara Temples
…hnu and a great public festival; the two reward reading together, and Jagannath Puri and the Ratha Yatra is the companion case.
- What is Vaishnavism? Lineages
… great temple at Puri on the eastern coast, where each year the deity Jagannath, a form of Krishna, is dragged through the streets on a wooden chariot so vast it gave the English language the word "juggernaut."…
- Why do so many temples face east? Temples
The Jagannath temple at Puri is pierced by four gates to the four directions, but its main eastern gate, the Lion Gate, is the principal one, and the temple is reckoned east-facing.
- Jagannātha and Viśvāvasu Treatise
What returns is wood: a log on the tide, from which the images of Jagannātha, Balabhadra and Subhadrā are carved.