Talk:Jagannath

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Question; is the name correct, as the Sanskrit form? I believe it is Jagannatha in Sanskrit, and should be written so here. Imc 18:10, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

I believe 'Jagannatha' is usually spelt as Jagannatha, but pro-nounced as Jagannath when spoken. Maybe spelling should be adjusted? GourangaUK 08:53, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

That pronounciation is only in certain languages including Hindi, but not Sanskrit as originally spoken, and not some modern languages either. I know that many Hindi speakers say these names without the final full 'a', but it's the Hindi that has changed. There is a continuing problem in getting consistency in naming here, but the general trend has always been to use Sanskrit forms for religious subjects. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Hinduism#Naming_and_Transliteration . Now if Jagannath was a name that originated in that form, say in the Hindi language, that would be different, but then we need to know the origin. I believe the name is old and from Sanskrit. Imc 16:49, 28 January 2006 (UTC)