Darshan is a word meaning "sight" or "viewing" and it may refer to:
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Darshan (Indian religions)
In Indian religions, ''Darshana'', also spelt ''Darshan'', (Sanskrit: दर्शन, , ) or ''Darshanam'' (darśanam) is the auspicious sight of a deity or a holy person.
The term also refers to six traditional schools of Hindu philosophy ...
, the auspicious sight of a Hindu or Buddhist divine image, or a holy person. Alternatively it means the study of particular religious texts or philosophies
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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'' ( fa, جهروکه درشن) (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. ...
("balcony viewing"), the display of an Indian ruler to his court or the public
Darshan may also refer to:
People
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Darshan (actor)
Darshan Thoogudeepa (born 16 February 1977) known mononymously as Darshan is an Indian actor, producer, and distributor who works predominantly in Kannada films. One of the leading contemporary actors of Kannada cinema, Darshan established the ...
(born 1977), Indian actor working in Kannada film industry
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Darshan (video game player) (born 1994)
Titled works
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Darshan (1967 film), a East Pakistani film
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''Darshan'' (The Road to Graceland), a 1993 album by David Sylvian and Robert Fripp
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Shehzad Roy
Shehzad Roy (born 16 February 1977) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, guitarist, activist, social worker and humanitarian. He started his singing career in 1995 and has recorded six albums since. He has recorded many hit songs such as "Saali," ...
Other
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Darshan (band), an American Jewish hip hop group
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tourist attraction in Pune
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Darshana railway station
Darshana ( bn, দর্শনা) is a border railway station in Darsana, Bangladesh, situated in Damurhuda Upazila of Chuadanga District, in Khulna Division. It is a rail transit point and a border checkpoint on the India-Bangladesh border.
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maggid
A maggid ( he, מַגִּיד), 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'' (). The title of '' ...
, a traditional Eastern European Jewish religious itinerant preacher
People with the given name
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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
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Darshan Punshi, Pakistani politician, active from 2008
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Darshan Ranganathan (1941–2001), chemist from India
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Darshan Singh (executioner), Singaporean executioner
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Darshan Singh (field hockey) (born 1938), former 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, in Langeri, Punjab, India – 25 September 1986) was a Sikh trade union activist and communist organizer in Canada and India.
Canada
Darshan Singh Canadian immigrated to Vancouver, Br ...
(1917–1986), Sikh trade union activist and Communist organizer
See also
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Darshan Singh (disambiguation)
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Darshanas, the philosophies of Hinduism
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