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In November 2021, a photograph from space supposedly showing Diwali — a festival of lights that is celebrated by millions of Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and Buddhists across India — was circulated on social media. The image on the right does not show how India looks from space during Diwali. According to NASA, this image was created by combining a series of images over multiple years in an attempt to show population growth. NASA writes: NASA adds that while Diwali is certainly a thing to behold when standing on the surface of earth, the light produced during the festival of lights isn't enough to be visible from space with normal satellite imagery. However, infrared cameras can detect the light produced during Diwali. In 2012, NASA's Suomi NPP satellite took an infrared image of South Asia during Diwali. The NASA History Office re-shared this image in 2021 in celebration of the holiday:
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