Darshan is a word meaning "sight" or "viewing" and it may refer to: *

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 *

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:

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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 *

Darshan (video game player) Darshan Upadhyaya, better known mononymously as Darshan, (formerly ZionSpartan), is a Canadian-born American professional ''League of Legends'' player. He is most known for his four and a half year long tenure as Counter Logic Gaming's top laner ...

(born 1994)

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Darshan (1967 film) ''Darshan'' is a 1967 East Pakistani film directed by Rehman, who also played the lead role in it opposite Shabnam. ''Darshan'' was released on 8 September 1967 in East Pakistan and cinemas of Lahore, Pakistan. Plot summary The film revolves ...

, a East Pakistani film * ''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 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," ...

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Darshan (band) Darshan is an American Jewish alternative hip hop group from Brooklyn, New York. Formed in 2008 at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center, the group primarily consists of rapper Eprhyme and singer-songwriters Shir Yaakov and Basya Schechte ...

, an American Jewish hip hop group * , a tourist attraction in Pune *

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. His ...

* A type of maggid, a traditional Eastern European Jewish religious itinerant preacher

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* Darshan Kang (born 1951), Canadian politician *

Darshan Punshi Darshan Punshi () is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since August 2018. Previously he was member of the National Assembly from 2008 to May 2018. He served as Minister of State for Inter Provin ...

, 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 ass ...

(1941–2001), chemist from India *

Darshan Singh (executioner) Darshan Singh may refer to: * Darshan Singh (field hockey) (born 1938), Indian field hockey player * Darshan Singh (Spiritual Master) Darshan Singh (1921–1989), also known as Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj, was the founder and head of Sawan Ki ...

, 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 2 ...

(born 1938), former Indian field hockey player *

Darshan Singh Awara s 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 (1917–1986), Sikh trade union activist and Communist organizer

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