Created in February 2021, the VSNA Austin Chapter brings together the Veerashaiva-Lingayat community in Austin, Texas, to promote the timeless teachings of Basavanna and the Sharanas.
The community organizes four signature events each year—including Mahashivarathri, Basava Jayanti, and an annual fall picnic—and hosts regular Mahamane gatherings to nurture deep cultural, spiritual, and social bonds.
The Veerashaiva Samaja of North America (VSNA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1978 by Asian Indian immigrants in the USA and Canada. It operates as a spiritual organization under IRS regulations 501(c)(3) with the Federal Tax ID 51-0245255. The primary focus of VSNA is preserving, protecting, and propagating the way of life depicted by Basaveshwara and his contemporaries.