Darshan, a Sanskrit word meaning "sight" or "viewing", may refer to:
Ceremony and religion
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Darshan (Indian religions)
In Indian religions, a ''darshan'' (Sanskrit: दर्शन, ; 'showing, appearance, view, sight') or ''darshanam'' is the auspicious sight of a deity or a holy person.
The term also refers to any one of the six traditional schools of Hind ...
, the auspicious sight of a divine image or holy person; also a school of Hindu philosophy
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Darshan (Judaism), a Scriptural interpreter
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Jharokha Darshan
''Jharokha Darshan'' () (Hindi: झरोखा दर्शन) was a daily practice of addressing the public audience ('' darshan'') at the balcony ('' jharokha'') at the forts and palaces of medieval kings in India. It was an essential and ...
, in medieval India, the display of a ruler to his court or the public
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maggid
A maggid (), also spelled as magid, is a traditional Jewish religious itinerant preacher, skilled as a narrator of Torah and religious stories. A chaplain of the more scholarly sort is called a ''Darshan (Judaism), darshan'' (). The title of ''m ...
, a traditional Eastern European Jewish religious itinerant preacher
Arts and entertainment
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''Darshan'' (1967 film), an East Pakistani film directed by Rehman
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''Darshan'' (2004 film), an Indian Kannada-language film directed by Ramesh Kitty
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Darshan (band), an American Jewish hip hop group
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Darshan (The Road to Graceland)'', a 1993 album by David Sylvian and Robert Fripp
* ''Darshan'', a 1997 album by
Shehzad Roy
Shehzad Roy (born 16 February 1978) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, guitarist, activist, social worker, producer and humanitarian. He started his singing career in 1995 and has recorded six albums since. He has recorded many hit songs such as ...
* ''Darshan'', an Indian reality TV show on
Colors Marathi
Colors Marathi (previously known as ETV Marathi) is an Indian Marathi language general entertainment channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. It primarily telecasts programs such as serials, reality shows and ...
People
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Darshan (Kannada actor)
Hemanth Kumar (born 16 February 1977), better known by his stage name Darshan Thoogudeepa or simply Darshan, is an Indian actor, film producer and distributor who works predominantly in Kannada cinema.
In a career spanning over two decades, D ...
(born 1977), Indian actor in Kannada films
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Darshan (Tamil actor) (born 1991), Indian actor in Tamil films
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Darshan (video game player) (born 1994), Canadian ''League of Legends'' player
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Darshan Kang (born 1951), Canadian politician
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Darshan Punshi, Pakistani politician, active from 2008
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Darshan Ranganathan (1941–2001), Indian organic chemist
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Darshan Singh (executioner), Singaporean executioner
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Darshan Singh (field hockey)
Darshan Singh Kular (born 15 April 1938 in Sansarpur, Punjab) is a former Indian field hockey player who now lives in Telford, United Kingdom. In 1961, he played for India in the international hockey tournament at Ahemdabad and scored ...
(born 1938), Indian field hockey player
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Darshan Singh Awara (1906–1982), Indian poet
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Darshan Singh Canadian
Darshan Singh Canadian (born Darshan A. Sangha in 1917 – 25 September 1986) was a Sikh trade union activist and communist organizer in Canada and India.
Canada
Darshan Singh Canadian immigrated to Vancouver, Canada in 1937. Upon his arriva ...
(1917–1986), Sikh trade union activist and Communist organizer
Other uses
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Darshan Academy, a group of private high schools based in India
See also
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Darshan Singh (disambiguation) Darshan Singh may refer to:
* Darshan Singh (field hockey) (born 1938), Indian field hockey player
* Darshan Singh (spiritual master) (1921–1989), founder of Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission
* Darshan Singh Canadian (1917–1986), trade union activ ...
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Darshana (disambiguation)
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