Darshan Museum, Pune: Hours, Address, Darshan Museum Reviews: 4.5/5
Darshan Museum
Darshan Museum
4.5
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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FREE ENTRY TO ALL VISITORS --- Darshan is not really a 'museum' in the conventional sense of the term. Although it does what every museum does, keeps alive a memory, but at Darshan, it's done through 3D Holographics, Life-Like Statues, Realistic Sets, Hi-Def Audio, HD Video, Theatrical Lighting and much more!Darshan is the next step in story-telling. The visitor literally 'walks' into a scene and the scene 'plays out' before your eyes! Each scene is brought to life through realistic sets, and within the set are various props that help to recreate the scene before you. For the first time in the country has 3D Holographics been used in a show! Characters appear in thin air and act out scenes before your very eyes! A truly magical experience!Darshan tells the beautiful story of a Saint of Modern India, Sadhu T L Vaswani. He was a visionary, an educationist, a spiritual giant, a poet and much, much more! His life bore witness to the universal ideals of Unity, Brotherhood of all life, Compassion, Love for all, Peace. He inspired many to work for the cause of the independence of India alongside with Gandhi, he worked for women upliftment years before modern society did it, by starting a Women's Education Movement called the Mira Movement in Education. The Mira Movement in Education has now spread to many cities and thousands of young girls benefit from it. He was an animal rights activist, his birthday, 25th November, is celebrated as Animal Rights Day and crores of people pledge to abstain from food of violence on this day every year! He was a spiritual giant. He spread the Eternal Message of the Saints and Rishis amongst the common man and made the Divine accessible to everyone. Ever a believer in the Unity of All Life, He promoted no one religion but taught that all religions lead to but One Goal. The Paths are Many but the Goal is One! His spiritual poetry has been compiled into the largest compilation of Spiritual Poetry by a single author in the world! It is called the Nuri Granth and is revered by his followers as a storehouse of spiritual wisdom and knowledge.We invite you to come and experience His simplicity, His wisdom, His purity, His unique life at Darshan!
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Karishma H
7 contributions
A very mesmerising experience! Definitely a must visit for everyone! An inspirational journey of the Saint narrated through unbelievable technology, which can leave everyone spellbound.
Written 31 July 2022
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Raguram2012
New Delhi, India2 contributions
Solo
This is a must visit place for both spiritually and socially inclined people. The Dharshan is an one and half hour journey into the life and times of Sadhu Vaswani. Many real life incidents are beautifully recreated using modern technology to give an immersive experience for the audience. The end result is both a rich cultural feel and sound moral and spiritual engagement. There is a small shop selling the books written by Sadhu Vaswani and his disciples.
Written 26 July 2022
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Nishka M
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Family
Amazing experience! Very educational and we had a great time! 100% worth going if you’re visiting Pune or are a local!!!
Written 17 July 2022
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Saurav Kumar
1 contribution
Solo
Amazing... Inspiring and uplifting... Amazing light and sound show.. State of the art technology... Words can't describe the experience..
Written 17 July 2022
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Alark
2 contributions
Solo
The wonder audio-visual tour with all the different stories from Sadhu Vaswani ji's life were very inspiring! The volunteers were very helpful and helped accommodate my late entry to another show!
Written 12 July 2022
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KAVITA K
1 contribution
Family
What a wonderful museum ❤️.
I was traveling Pune during April n someone suggested me to go there n I think that was best decision to visit Darshan museum. I was literally mesmerized by the work of Dada Vaswani. Very beautifully they tell the story of their life n work they have done for society.
Must visit
I was traveling Pune during April n someone suggested me to go there n I think that was best decision to visit Darshan museum. I was literally mesmerized by the work of Dada Vaswani. Very beautifully they tell the story of their life n work they have done for society.
Must visit
Written 8 July 2022
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Shreya Pravin Agarwal
1 contribution
Friends
The experience of Darshan Museum is very peaceful and energetic . After seeing Darshan Museum got to no more about Dada
Written 7 July 2022
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Janhavi Patil
2 contributions
Friends
Darshan is an excellent work that depicts the whole life and the teachings of Revered Sadhu Vaswani.
Written 7 July 2022
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Manjunath H Gowda
Bengaluru, India12 contributions
Had seen this while cycling in Pune and was curious about this place. Had made a mental note to visit this place sometime. Luckily One of my plans got cancelled on a saturday and took that time to visit here.
What a wonderful experience it was. When I went there, a new batch had just gone in and I was asked to wait for sometime. After 45 mins, I was asked to enter. I was told that a school had booked all the slots for 180 students and hence there was a wait.
Its really a shame that I did not know about Shri Sadhu Vaswani earlier. Such a great personality with simple yet effective teachings and beliefs. Really impressed by him and great to look upto such personalities for inspiration.
What is impressive about this place is the way in which we get to know about Shri Sadhu Vaswani. Its presented very differently than the way we have normally seen anywhere in India. You almost get immersed in it and feel you are part of it. The technicians who have worked on this have created something magical and this should be used as a template to let our generation and future generations learn about the great personalities we have had in our country.
I would highly recommend it to anyone. Maybe the kids below 10 years may find it difficult to be quiet,listen and watch it but above 10 is absolutely fine. Its a MUST for adults.
At last, I would like to thank the staff(right from the security to the people who admitted us to the ones who took us around inside). All the staff were super helpful and answered every single question with patience. Given that it was a busy day for them, I was pleasantly surprised that they had the energy and patience to make sure I had good experience.
What a wonderful experience it was. When I went there, a new batch had just gone in and I was asked to wait for sometime. After 45 mins, I was asked to enter. I was told that a school had booked all the slots for 180 students and hence there was a wait.
Its really a shame that I did not know about Shri Sadhu Vaswani earlier. Such a great personality with simple yet effective teachings and beliefs. Really impressed by him and great to look upto such personalities for inspiration.
What is impressive about this place is the way in which we get to know about Shri Sadhu Vaswani. Its presented very differently than the way we have normally seen anywhere in India. You almost get immersed in it and feel you are part of it. The technicians who have worked on this have created something magical and this should be used as a template to let our generation and future generations learn about the great personalities we have had in our country.
I would highly recommend it to anyone. Maybe the kids below 10 years may find it difficult to be quiet,listen and watch it but above 10 is absolutely fine. Its a MUST for adults.
At last, I would like to thank the staff(right from the security to the people who admitted us to the ones who took us around inside). All the staff were super helpful and answered every single question with patience. Given that it was a busy day for them, I was pleasantly surprised that they had the energy and patience to make sure I had good experience.
Written 5 July 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Sanchit Singh
1 contribution
Family
We had never thought that our experience to this sacred place would be so great and fulfilling. This was once in a lifetime experience, but we wish to come there again and again, such was the impact it created on us. We had never experienced anything like this before coming to this place. The spiritual journey mixing the audio, video, multimedia, and 3D holographic screens with real-life mannequins create an atmosphere where you feel totally spellbound and a calmness starts to rise in you. We don't study much about Sadhu Vaswani in our academics, which is not a good thing. To everyone reading this, you must have to visit this place atleast once in your lives.
Written 1 July 2022
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AnkurChaudhary28
Pune, India91 contributions
Is there Car parking in the vicinity of this museum?
Abhijeet
1 contribution
Yes
Abhishek Yeram
Mumbai, India32 contributions
How I can go from swarget
Quest26888037899
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15 min south from Swarget
How much is the foot fall of this museum ?
Sanjay Kumar
New Delhi, India14 contributions
Less than 10 viewers in each show on a normal week day.
Is it open on monday at the same time with another day ???
Geet11
Pune, India
90 Minutes Daily Shows from - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm (7 pm Last Show is of 60 minutes)
(Closed on *Thursdays & Jan 26th, May 1st & Aug 15th )
Age: 3 yrs and above
LionsPinakini
1 contribution
Show is free of cost or any tickets to purchase.. If so mention cost for children and adults
Geet11
Pune, India
Greetings & Good Wishes from Darshan- A Life Changing Experience (Sadhu Vaswani Mission)
The Show runs FREE from 11 am - to 7 pm everyday except CLOSED on Thursdays. * For Children above 3 yrs to Adults.
Best Regards,
Darshan- A Life Changing Experience
Sadhu Vaswani Mission
Brd: 91-20-40064447/8
In obeying the Will Divine is the true wisdom of life!
-Sadhu Vaswani.
suresh v
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How many hours it will take to completely watch the museum.
Geet11
Pune, India
It is 90 min show everyday from 11am- 7pm (last show fast track for only one hour)
Thursdays we are closed.
For Children above 3 yrs and adults
1 to 15 ppl maximum per show
language English or Hindi
you can call us in advance and book your show
20-40064447/8 ask for Darshan Department
Come And Have A Life changing Experience
Best Regards
Frequently Asked Questions about Darshan Museum
- Darshan Museum is open:
- Fri - Wed 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- We recommend booking Darshan Museum tours ahead of time to secure your spot. If you book with Tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. See all 7 Darshan Museum tours on Tripadvisor
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