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F61. Juggernaut

Once in a year, the 45′ tall statue of Lord Jagannath will be taken in a procession through the streets of Puri. The rath/ chariot was pulled by thousands of devotees. Anything that came under the wheels would get crushed.

The word Juggernaut is the Anglicized version of Jagannath. It has come to denote a relentless and unstoppable force that would crush anything in its path.

Recently the word has been applied to the giant trucks on the modern roads.

https://theworldofwordsblog.wordpress.com/v-tales-behind-words/61-juggernaut/

<blockquote data-quote="Visalakshi Ramani" data-source="post: 385383" data-attributes="member: 16936">F61. Juggernaut&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://theworldofwordsblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/puri.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://theworldofwordsblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/puri.jpg?w=300&amp;h=115" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></a>&nbsp;Once in a year, the 45′ tall statue of Lord Jagannath will be taken&nbsp; in a procession through the streets of Puri. The rath/ chariot was&nbsp; pulled by thousands of devotees. Anything that came under the wheels&nbsp; would get crushed.&nbsp;The word Juggernaut is the Anglicized version of Jagannath. It has&nbsp; come to denote a relentless and unstoppable force that would crush&nbsp; anything in its path.&nbsp;Recently the word has been applied to the giant trucks on the modern roads. &nbsp;<a href="https://theworldofwordsblog.wordpress.com/v-tales-behind-words/61-juggernaut/" target="_blank">https://theworldofwordsblog.wordpress.com/v-tales-behind-words/61-juggernaut/</a></blockquote>

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