Trishul
Trishul or trishul refers to:
- A trishul is a type of traditional trident in some parts of India, seen as part of traditional religion, but which can also be used as a lethal weapon. This is the weapon yielded by Hindu God, Lord Shiva. See also Shiva.
The three points are said to represent Shiva's three aspects - creator,
destroyer and protector. Trishuls have been systematically distributed
to followers of the VHP during the 1990s and the beginning of the 21st century.Trishūla is Sanskrit for "three-spear". This is the original meaning.
- Trishul is the name of a surface-to-air missile under development in India. See Trishul missile and IGMDP.
- Trishul is a 1978 Hindi film directed by Yash Chopra and produced by Gulshan Rai. It stars Amitabh Bachchan.
- INS Trishul is an Indian guided missile frigate. (see Indian Ministry of Defense site) It was bought from Russia, probably in 2003. It replaced a "Whitby" class frigate of the same name which India obtained in 1962 and was made in Britain.
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