Jagannath is the primary deity of the temple of Puri in Orissa. This is another name given to Krishna - the popular Hindu God. Jagannath is always depicted along with Balaram (his brother) and Subhadra (his sister). The three deities are taken out on an annual ritual of Rath Yatra, where the three deities are placed on a huge wooden chariot and taken out on the streets of Puri.
While the Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva represents the Supreme Being's diversified manifestations...Vishnu represents the spiritual concept of all creation being nothing more than diverse manifestations of a single essence... Vishnu is the lord of preservation... He represents the cosmic cause of existence and the symbolization of eternal life which keeps the universe as one... The all-pervasive nature of Vishnu is symbolized by all that's blue in various representations of his. The sky in the background of his representation depicts the fact that he pervades the entire universe…
