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JuggernautA name for Vishnu, the Hindu god, meaning ‘Lord of the World’. His temple is in Puri, Orissa, India. A statue of the god, dating from about 318, is annually carried in procession on a large vehicle (hence the word ‘juggernaut’). Devotees formerly threw themselves beneath its wheels. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A group of old fakirs were capering and making a wild ado round the statue; these were striped with ochre, and covered with cuts whence their blood issued drop by drop--stupid fanatics, who, in the great Indian ceremonies, still throw themselves under the wheels of Juggernaut. They belong to the Juggernaut here which is called society. It wasn't like a man; it was like some damned Juggernaut. |
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