William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 6-20-17

The Hindu Jagannath Temple in Puri, India had a fesitval in which images of their gods were placed in huge wagons and rolled in a procession. These wagons would not stop even if it meant worshippers being crushed beneath the wheels. The English called the wagons “juggernauts” and from them we get the word for unstoppable object.

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 6-20-17

Jagannath Temple in Puri, India

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