Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Jaganath"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Juggernaut \Jug"ger*naut`\, n. [Skr. jagann[=a]tha lord of the
world.]
One of the names under which Vishnu, in his incarnation as
Krishna, is worshiped by the Hindoos. [Written also
{Juggernnath}, {Jaganath}, {Jaganatha}, etc.]
Note: The principal seat of the worship of Juggernaut is at
P[^u]ri in Orissa. At certain times the idol is drawn
from the temple by the multitude, on a high car with
sixteen wheels. Formerly, fanatics sometimes threw
themselves under the wheels to be crushed as a
sacrifice to the god.
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