Darshan

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

• Darshan, an ordained Jewish lay leader that serves as a para-rabbi in synagogues and independent minyan
• Darśana, the auspicious sight of a Hindu or Buddhist divine image, or a holy person
• Jharokha Darshan ("balcony viewing"), the display of an Indian ruler to his court or the public

Darshan may also refer to:

• Darshanim ordination, the ordination of a Jewish lay leader to serve as a para-rabbi or chaplain

People

• Darshan (actor) (born 1977), Indian actor working in Kannada film industry
• Darshan (video game player) (born 1994)

Titled works

• Darshan (film), 2004
• Darshan (The Road to Graceland), a 1993 album by David Sylvian and Robert Fripp
• Darshan, a 1997 album by Shehzad Roy

Other

• Darshan (band), an American Jewish hip hop group
• Darshan Museum, a tourist attraction in Pune
• Darshana railway station
• A type of maggid, a traditional Eastern European Jewish religious itinerant preacher

People with the given name

• Darshan Kang (born 1951), Canadian politician
• Darshan Punshi, Pakistani politician, active from 2008
• Darshan Ranganathan (1941–2001), chemist from India
• Darshan Singh (executioner), Singaporean executioner
• Darshan Singh (field hockey) (born 1938), former Indian field hockey player
• Darshan Singh Awara (1906–1982), Indian poet
• Darshan Singh Canadian (1917–1986), Sikh trade union activist and Communist organizer

See also

• Darshan Singh (disambiguation)
• Darshanas, the philosophies of Hinduism
• All pages with titles beginning with Darshan