Hindu Juggernaut Procession - Ceremony at Colombo, Sri Lanka. The word juggernaut is derived from the Sanskrit 'Jagannatha' (meaning 'Lord of the universe') which is one of the many names of Krishna from the ancient Vedic scriptures of India. One of the most famous of Indian temples is the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Orissa, which has the Ratha Yatra ('chariot procession'), an annual procession of chariots carrying the murtis (statues) of Jagannath (Krishna), Subhadra and Balabhadra (Krishna's elder brother).