Darshan, a Sanskrit word meaning "sight" or "viewing", may refer to:

Ceremony and religion

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 *

Darshan (Judaism) A darshan () or baal darshan () is a Jewish scriptural interpreter. Since the Middle Ages, it has referred to a professional sermonizer more broadly. The title was given to Abtalion and Shemaiah in the 1st century BCE.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 * A type of

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

* ''Darshan'' (1967 film), an East Pakistani film directed by Rehman * ''Darshan'' (2004 film), an Indian Kannada-language film directed by Ramesh Kitty *

Darshan (band) Darshan is an American Jewish alternative hip hop group from Brooklyn, New York. Formed in 2008, the group primarily consists of rapper Eprhyme and singer-songwriters Shir Yaakov and Basya Schechter. Its debut album, ''Deeper and Higher'', was ...

, an American Jewish hip hop group * '' 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

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 *

Darshan (Tamil actor) Darshan (born 29 April 1991) is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil cinema. He made his breakthrough by playing the supporting role in '' Kanaa'' (2018) and played one of the leads in '' Thumbaa'' (2019). He is also the runner up of the comed ...

(born 1991), Indian actor in Tamil films *

Darshan (video game player) Darshan Upadhyaya, better known mononymously as Darshan and as ZionSpartan, is a Canadian-born American ''League of Legends'' player who played professionally from 2012–2023. He is most known for his four-and-a-half-year tenure as Counter L ...

(born 1994), Canadian ''League of Legends'' player *

Darshan Kang Darshan Singh Kang (born 1951) is a Canadian politician, who served in the House of Commons of Canada representing Calgary Skyview from 2015 until 2019. He previously sat as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada caucus. Prior to his election ...

(born 1951), Canadian politician *

Darshan Punshi Darshan Punshi () is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously he was member of the National Assembly from 2008 to May 2018. He served as Minister of State fo ...

, Pakistani politician, active from 2008 *

Darshan Ranganathan Darshan Ranganathan (4 June 1941 – 4 June 2001) was an organic chemist from India who was known for her work in bio-organic chemistry, including "pioneering work in protein folding." She was also recognized for her work in " supramolecular as ...

(1941–2001), Indian organic chemist *

Darshan Singh (executioner) Van Tuong Nguyen (Vietnamese: ''Nguyễn Tường Vân'', ; 17 August 1980 – 2 December 2005), baptised Caleb, was an Australian from Melbourne, Victoria convicted of drug trafficking in Singapore. A Vietnamese Australian, he was also add ...

, Singaporean executioner *

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 *

Darshan Singh Awara Darshan Singh Awara (1906–1982) was an Indian poet, who wrote poetry under the impulse of the Indian Freedom Struggle in the early 1920s.Das, Sisir Kumar.A History of Indian Literature 1911-1956: Struggle for Freedom: Triumph and Tragedy. De ...

(1906–1982), Indian poet *

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

Darshan Academy Darshan Academy is a CBSE Affiliated, English medium, co-educational private high school. The school is situated in 22 cities of India and Abroad- Ambala, Amritsar, Bhubaneswar, Bigas, Dasuya, Delhi, Devlali, Ferozepur, Guleria Bhat, Hisar, Jal ...

, a group of private high schools based in India

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