Definition of Jagannath

1. Noun. An avatar of Vishnu.

Exact synonyms: Jagannatha, Jagganath, Juggernaut
Generic synonyms: Avatar

Definition of Jagannath

1. n. A particular form of Vishnu, or of Krishna, whose chief idol and worship are at Puri, in Orissa. The idol is considered to contain the bones of Krishna and to possess a soul. The principal festivals are the Snanayatra, when the idol is bathed, and the Rathayatra, when the image is drawn upon a car adorned with obscene paintings. Formerly it was erroneously supposed that devotees allowed themselves to be crushed beneath the wheels of this car. It is now known that any death within the temple of Jagannath is considered to render the place unclean, and any spilling of blood in the presence of the idol is a pollution.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jagannath

Jafar Umar Thalib
Jaffa
Jaffa cake
Jaffa cakes
Jaffa orange
Jaffa oranges
Jaffar
Jaffar Umar Thalib
Jaffas
Jaffe's test
Jaffe-Lichtenstein disease
Jaffe reaction
Jaffna
Jaflong
Jafnea semitosta
Jagannath (current term)
Jagannatha
Jagatai
Jagganath
Jagger
Jaggs
Jaghatai
Jags
Jah
Jahan
Jahannam
Jahbulon
Jahn-Teller effect
Jahnke's syndrome
Jahvey

Literary usage of Jagannath

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hindu Mythology, Vedic and Purānic by William Joseph Wilkins (1882)
"Jagannath. This deity is not reckoned as one of the Avataras of Vishnu in the Puranic lists ; but though tradition declares him to be an appearance of ..."

2. Report on the Elura Cave Temples and the Brahmanical and Jaina Caves in by James Burgess, Georg Bühler (1883)
"THE Jagannath SABHA. The second large Jaina cave in this group is known as the Jagannath Sabha,2 and is so close to the Indra Sabha that the wall of the ..."

3. Chota Nagpore, a Little-known Province of the Empire by Francis Bradley Bradley-Birt (1903)
"Five miles out from Ranch! is the largest and most important of them all—the temple of Jagannath. It is built on the plan of the great Jagannath temple at ..."

4. The Bhilsa Topes, Or, Buddhist Monuments of Central India: Comprising a by Alexander Cunningham (1854)
"Another drawing of Jagannath, and his brother and sister, may he found in vol. vi., p. 450, of the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. ..."

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