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Viswavasu

Also called: Vishvavasu

The Sabara chief of the Jagannath origin story who worshipped Nilamadhava hidden in the forest and whose daughter married the king's emissary.

Sources: Lord Jagannath origin story · see Viswavasu's web

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Viswavasu devotee of

Nilamadhava (Form) Tribal · Jagannath and the Sabara chief
Sabara chief who worshipped the image in secret.

Stories 1

Jagannath and the Sabara chief
Origin · as Sabara chief who worshipped him in secret · 2 tellings

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Lord Jagannath origin story Popular retelling