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Jagannath
Jagannath
(or
Jagannatha
) meaning "Lord of the Universe", is a deity worshipped by
Hindus
and
Buddhists
mainly in the
Indian
states of
Odisha
,
Chhattisgarh
,
West Bengal
,
Jharkhand
,
Bihar
,
Assam
,
Manipur
and
Tripura
and by Hindus in
Bangladesh
. Jagannath is considered a form of
Vishnu
or his
avatar
Krishna
by the Hindus. Jagannath is worshipped as part of a triad on the "Ratnavedi" (jewelled platform) along with his brother
Balabhadra
and sister
Subhadra
.
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