Which among the following states does the Jagannath cult belong to?

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West Bengal

Bihar

Orissa

Jharkhand

answer is C.

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Jagannath cult belongs to Orissa.
The cult of Jagannatha (literal meaning- lord of the world, a call for Vishnu) that is placed at Puri in Odisha, is the exceptional instance of this process. The nearby tribal humans nevertheless make a wood photograph of the deity which shows that the deity at first became a nearby god, however later was associated with Vishnu. Anantavarman, one of the most noteworthy rulers of the Ganga dynasty, was determined to dedicate a temple for Purushottama Jagannatha at Puri in the 12th century. Accordingly, lord Anangabhima III committed his realm to the divinity and declared himself as the "appointee" of the Jagannath in 1230.

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