For trusts that run many temples
One suite for a trust that runs many temples
A sansthan (a temple institution, often with several shrines) with a head temple and four smaller ones needs two things at once: each temple running on its own, and one devotee record the trust doesn’t have to type in five times. SwaDharma is set up for both.
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Storekeeper · 2 of 4 temples- Shri Ganesh Mandir · head temple
- Shri Datta Mandir · hill road
- Devi Mandir · lake sideNo access
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Netra · shared devotee master
- Shri Ganesh Mandir9 receipts
- Shri Datta Mandir3 receipts
What is multi-temple management software?
Multi-temple management software lets one trust or sansthan run several temples without merging their day-to-day work. On SwaDharma, Netra shares one devotee master across all the organisations of a trust; Inventory gives staff a multi-temple login with a temple switcher; Kshetra gives each temple its own booking path; and Darshan gives each temple its own live page.
The head-office questions
What a multi-temple trust asks, and how it works today
These are the questions trust secretaries ask in the first demo. The last column is the honest status.
| The question | How it works on Setu | Status |
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| Will a devotee who gives at two of our temples appear twice? | No. Netra keeps one devotee master shared across the organisations of a trust, with gotra (family lineage), nakshatra (birth star) and history. | Live |
| Can a storekeeper work at two temples but not the third? | Yes. Inventory’s multi-temple login shows a temple switcher with only the temples the person is assigned to. | Live |
| Can every temple take its own room and hall bookings? | Yes. Kshetra gives each temple its own path and public booking page, e.g. /datta-mandir/book-room. | Live |
| Can each temple stream its own aarti (lamp offering)? | Yes. Darshan has a page per temple, with up to 10 cameras each and its own schedule. | Live |
| Can we message devotees of all temples without duplicates? | Vani de-duplicates lists on contact and name, so a devotee on two temples’ lists is counted once, while family members sharing one phone stay separate. | Live |
| Is there one sign-in for every app? | Not yet. Each app has its own sign-in today; single sign-on across the suite is planned. | Roadmap |
Adding a temple
When the trust takes on a fifth temple
What actually happens, app by app, when a new shrine joins an existing trust on Setu.
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New organisation in Netra
The temple gets its own counters, sevas and receipt settings, and immediately sees the trust’s existing devotee master.
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New temple in Inventory
Its stores, units and staff are added; existing staff who cover it see the new temple in their switcher.
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Own booking path in Kshetra
If it has rooms or a hall, it gets its own public booking page and its own refund slabs.
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Own page in Darshan
Its cameras are added and it gets a live page of its own, streaming to YouTube or Facebook if it wants.
Shapes of multi-site institutions
Not only sansthans
Three kinds of institutions run more than one site.
Sansthans and temple trusts
A head temple and its branch temples, sharing devotees and stores policy while each keeps its own counters.
Temples on the platform
Samaj and sabha
A community body with a temple, a hall and a guest house — usually Netra for receipts and Kshetra for the hall.
Samajs on the platform
Utsav mandals
Festival committees collecting at pandals and door to door. Netra’s collection app turns a phone into a receipting counter.
Utsav mandals on the platformThe apps for many temples
Which apps are multi-temple today
Netra
Temple management
Counter, temple website and kiosk on one receipt ledger.
Explore NetraInventory
Stores & procurement
Committee-approved procurement, stores, prasadam and jewellery registers.
Explore InventoryKshetra
Room & hall booking
Dharmashala rooms, dormitory beds and hall booking.
Explore KshetraDarshan
Live darshan streaming
Temple CCTV to live darshan, no streaming PC.
Explore DarshanDoes a devotee have to be registered separately at each temple?
No. Netra’s devotee master is shared across all the organisations of one trust, so the office looks the devotee up instead of entering them again.
Is there a single login across all temples and apps?
Within Inventory, yes — one login with a temple switcher. Across the suite, each app (Netra, Kshetra, Darshan, Inventory, DMS, Vani) has its own sign-in today; single sign-on is on the roadmap.
Can staff be limited to one temple?
Yes. Inventory shows each user only the temples and units they are assigned to, and Netra counter operators see only their own counter’s collections.
Can each temple have its own booking page and live stream?
Yes. Kshetra gives every temple its own booking path for rooms and halls, and Darshan gives every temple its own live page.
How is a multi-temple trust priced?
Netra is priced per temple per module; Inventory by users and items across the trust; Darshan per plan; Kshetra on request. Ask for a Setu quote to see it on one page.
Will devotees have one identity across all our temples?
That is what DharmaID, the devotee identity in the Setu app, is for. It is on a waitlist and not yet live; today the shared devotee master in Netra does this job for the trust office.
Map your temples onto the suite in one call
Tell us which temples you run and what each one does. We come back with which apps each needs and a single quote.