Ratha Yatra
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Ratha Yatra,, is any public procession in a chariot. They are held annually during festivals in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. The term also refers to the popular annual Ratha Yatra of Puri
Ratha Yatra procession, Jagannath Temple, Puri
A 1914 painting of a chariot festival (Ratha Yatra) in Chennai
A Matsyendranath Ratha Yatra in Nepal
Rath Yatra Festival in New York
Juggernaut
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A juggernaut, in current English usage, is a literal or metaphorical force or object regarded as unstoppable, merciless, and destructive, and often, by implication, out of control.
Ratha Yatra
…organizers and participants. Western impressions of the Jagannath Ratha Yatra in Puri as a display of unstoppable force are the origin of the English word juggernaut. Ratha Yatra is derived from two Sanskrit words: ratha, meaning chariot or carriage, and yatra meaning journey or pilgrimage…
The Car of Juggernaut, as depicted in the 1851 Illustrated London Reading Book
The festival (2007) in Jagannath Temple, Puri, Odisha, India
Juggernaut cart in the Ulsoor temple complex in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, around 1870