darshan
దర్శనం
definition
noun
You gave me the tools to practice Hinduism: I learned how to do puja, how to worship in a temple, how to feel the darshan of a Deity, how to participate in the great festivals.
an opportunity or occasion of seeing a holy person or the image of a deity.
example
The APTDC will provide accommodation till 5 a.m. at a guesthouse there and then devotees will be taken for 'darshan' by 10 a.m after breakfast.
A section of ruralites, with a sense of absolute fulfilment, offers ‘prasadam’ to the passers-by after having a 'darshan' of the deity.
The Holy Book should remain open so long as a granthi or attendant can remain in attendance, persons seeking 'darshan' (seeking a view of or making obeisance to it) keep coming, or there is no risk of commission of irreverence towards it.
A recently evolved trend among devotees coming from outside Kerala is to leave behind the clothes that they wear during their pilgrimage near the Pampa River while returning after 'darshan' at the Ayyappa shrine.
Hindus attach great importance to a 'darshan', or view, of a saint or holy image
Many people who got saved experienced the 'darshan' [sight] of prakash [divine light].
You gave me the tools to practice Hinduism: I learned how to do puja, how to worship in a temple, how to feel the 'darshan' of a Deity, how to participate in the great festivals.
Even as the yatra officially started on July 15, devotees have been visiting the holy cave one month prior and so far 54000 pilgrims have had 'darshan' at the shrine.
And I heard this story about finger-printing of individuals wanting to book for a 'darshan' at the Tirupati temple.
Entrance to the cave is regulated, and 'darshan' a hasty affair for there are many others waiting outside to pay homage before the awesome Shivalinga.
he was shown dancing, attending 'darshan', eating in the dining hall
This is the most important temple, and to be able to enter it and experience the ultimate 'darshan' of God that it offers is the goal for which worship in physical temples prepares us.
Passengers will have a 'darshan' of these deities free.
A trip to Bodhgaya is not complete without an evening 'darshan' of the sacred temple.
He had an experience during Navaratri when he had a 'darshan' of Mataji (the Goddess).
He asked the police to regulate entry of yatries at the holy cave so that more people could have 'darshan' in a given time and return back.
We have come to do 'darshan' - to catch a glimpse of the God - in the miraculous image of Shiva in the temple at Kedarnath.
The satisfaction of having had a wonderful 'darshan' of the Lord reflects on their smiling faces.
The perturbed Devi decided to leave the place, but agreed to give 'darshan' to devotees for 12 days commencing from ‘Thiruvathira’ in Dhanu month of Malayalam era.
A Kalal - wine distiller - once came for the Guru's 'darshan' and stood at a distance, for the caste of the Kalals was considered low in the social hierarchy.
A self-contained queue complex like the one at the Tirupati Devasthanam would be a great relief to the pilgrims who wait for hours together on the trekking path for the holy 'darshan' .
We must allow the yatra and the 'darshans' of Lord Shiva to be without any controversy and hidden commercial undertones.
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