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Jagannātha (Hindu deity)

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Personal name headingJagannātha (Hindu deity)
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Variant(s)Jagannath (Hindu deity)
Juggernaut (Hindu deity)
Śri Jagannātha (Hindu deity)
Associated countryIndia
Associated placePurī (India) Odisha (India)
Found inMahāprabhuṅka Nabakaḷebara, 2015: preface (Jagannātha; Śri Jagannātha, Hindu deity primarily ensconced in the Shri Jagannath Temple at Purī, India)
An encyclopedica dictionary of Indian culture, 1992: page 183 (Jagannātha; chief centre of worship is the great temple complex at Puri, situated on the sea-shore of Orissa; every twelve years the statues are renewed and the old ones are buried underground in an unfrequented part of the extensive temple compound)
Invalid LCCNsh 85069240