Juggernaut
in Hindu mythology, one of the 1,000 names of Vishnu, the he is associated with his brother Balsecond god of the Hindu triad. Juggerhis worship is at Pûrî, in Orissa, where carnation, Krishna. The great seat of have arms projecting horizontally from sister Sabhadra. The idols have no legs, have arms projecting horizontally from the ears. They are wooden busts of eyes are very large. The two brothers about 6 feet high. Balaram is painted diameter. The brother and sister have yellow. Juggernaut's car is 432 feet There are 13 festivals each high. It has 16 wheels, each 62 feet in The chief is the Rath Jattra, or diameter. The brother and sister have also cars. year. by the multitudes of devotees.
Car Festival, at which the three idols are brought forth, being dragged out in their cars by Formerly a few fanatics threw themnow permitted. The present temple of selves beneath the wheels; this is not British obtained possession of it in 1803. expense of nearly $2,500,000. The British obtained possession of it in 1803.
They found that the pilgrims had paid a tax to the Mahrattas. In 1806 the Anglo-Indian British government took the pilgrim's tax and directed the wor- ship of the temple. In June, 1851, the government ceased to have any connection with the temple.