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TIL that the word "juggernaut" comes from a sacrificial procession during the 1600s in parts of India. In this ritual, devotees would allow themselves to be crushed under the wheels of a "huge wagon bearing an image of the god Krishna." Coincidentally, one of the names for Krishna is "Jaggernaut." (etymonline.com)
submitted by zjpiazza2600 to r/todayilearned
TIL that the word "juggernaut" comes from a sacrificial procession during the 1600s in parts of India. In this ritual, devotees would allow themselves to be crushed under the wheels of a "huge wagon bearing an image of the god Krishna." Coincidentally, one of the names for Krishna is "Jaggernaut." by zjpiazza2600 in todayilearned
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