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Trishula
Symbol in Hinduism / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the trident. For other uses, see Trishul.
The trishula (Sanskrit: त्रिशूल, romanized: triśūla) is a trident, a divine symbol, commonly used as one of the principal symbols in Hinduism.[1] It is most commonly associated with the deity Shiva and widely employed in his iconography.[2]
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