Jagannath
Americannoun
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a name of Krishna or Vishnu.
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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.
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Etymology
Origin of Jagannath
First recorded in 1630–40; from Hindi Jagannāth, from Sanskrit Jagannātha- “lord of the world,” equivalent to jagat “the world,” literally, “moving” (present participle of jagāti, jigāti “he, she, it goes”; see also come ( def. )) + nātha- “lord, protector”
Example Sentences
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Payesh is believed to have originated nearly 2,000 years ago, as an offering to the Hindu gods in the Lord Jagannath Temple in Orissa, the former name of the eastern Indian state of Odisha.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2026
Authorities in other states have also been rushing to test sweets offered at other Hindu temples, including the famous Krishna temple in Mathura in Uttar Pradesh and the Jagannath temple in Odisha state.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2024
Jagannath Niroula, deputy director general at the Civil Aviation Authority, said anti-corruption investigators had spent two or three days in Pokhara looking into the airport’s construction quality.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2023
Indian media said a large crowd of devotees of the Hindu god Jagannath was pulling the wood and steel chariot during the procession.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
Jagannath is the name of one of the mouths of the Ganges, upon which was built the great pagoda where the Great Brahmin or High Priest resided.
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