Trishool is a community devoted to Sanatan Dharma — carrying forward Lord Shiva's trident as a living symbol of purpose, service, and wisdom, through temples, seva, and study circles across the world.
त्रिशूल — trishula — means "three spears." In Shaiva tradition it is Lord Shiva's weapon, but its real teaching is not conquest: it is balance. The three prongs rise from a single shaft, showing that will, action, and knowledge are never separate forces — they are one intention, expressed three ways.
Trishool the community takes this image as its charter. We are a network of temples, study circles, and volunteer chapters that exist to make Sanatan Dharma practical again — through daily seva, accessible teaching, and a family that shows up for each other on ordinary days, not only on festival days.
We are not a single temple. We are the space between temples — the classes, the meals cooked for strangers, the yoga mats rolled out in community halls, the elders and children who sit in the same satsang.
The power of Will. Why our members join — to belong to something with clear purpose.
The power of Action. Every seva project — food, education, and temple care.
The power of Knowledge. Study circles on the Gita, Upanishads, and yoga philosophy.
The trishula appears in Indian iconography for well over two thousand years — carved into temple gateways, carried by wandering sadhus, and raised on Shaiva flags from Kashmir to Java. Trishool the organization is a recent vessel for that old symbol.
Long before it was an organization's name, the trishula stood outside Shiva temples across the subcontinent and beyond — from Ellora's carved halls to the Shaiva temples of old Java and Bali — as a mark of protection and inner discipline, not aggression.
Trishool began as a handful of families meeting weekly to read the Bhagavad Gita together and cook a shared meal for neighbours in need. What started as one room grew, by word of mouth, into a small network of chapters.
As the community grew, members began pooling resources for permanent spaces — small temples and community halls that could host daily aarti, weekend classes, and a running seva kitchen.
Trishool now supports chapters across several countries, coordinated through a small central trust, with membership and donation programs that keep every local kitchen, classroom, and temple running.
Not abstract merit — real, weekly things. Here is what members tell us they value most.
Standing invitation to satsangs, festivals, and gatherings at any of our 40+ chapters — wherever you travel.
Members get guest accommodation at partner ashrams and reduced fees for yoga and meditation retreats.
Structured, teacher-led reading of the Gita, Upanishads, and yoga sutras — beginner-friendly, no prior study needed.
First invitation to volunteer at food drives, cow shelters, and temple renovation projects near you.
Sponsor an annual puja or festival offering in your family's name at a chapter of your choosing.
Membership dues and donations are receipted, and eligible for tax exemption in applicable countries.
Every tier funds our seva kitchens and study circles directly. Upgrade or transfer chapters anytime.
Every rupee is directed to a named seva, not a general pool — you'll always know what your gift did.
Feeds 25 people a full meal at a community kitchen.
Sponsors one child's schoolbooks and uniform for a term.
Covers a month of feed and care for a cow at shelter.
Contributes toward ongoing temple construction and upkeep.
Donations fund four permanent programs: daily community meals, school support for children of volunteers, cow shelter upkeep, and chapter temple maintenance.
Trishool Trust is a registered charitable trust. Donations are tax-exempt under applicable local law — replace this note with your actual registration/80G number before publishing.
"The three prongs never argue over which is greater. That is the only teaching the trident ever gave me."— A Trishool chapter elder, on 14 years of seva