Amidst the 2024 Jagannath Rath Yatra, Anirudh Kanisetti dives into the god's medieval origins, during which Jagannatha participated in a struggle for regional dominance between the Chola, Ganga, and Kakatiya dynasties. As it turns out, Jagannath is much more than Puri: he reveals the flow of ideas and innovations across a huge swathe of southern India.
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