‘Magical night sky’: Content creator captures Bengaluru’s breathtaking Diwali fireworks; FM Nirmala Sitharaman calls it ‘artistic’

Aerial content creator Srihari Karanth beautifully captured Bengaluru’s celebration from above, offering a breathtaking glimpse of how the festival of lights unfolded in the southern metropolis.

As the video progresses, the glow of the firecrackers intensifies, painting the cityscape in dazzling hues

The festive spirit of Diwali swept across India, illuminating cities big and small with joy, colours, and lights. While the festival is often most closely associated with North India — where homes gleam with diyas and skies burst with fireworks – Bengaluru, too, shone brilliantly this year.

Aerial content creator Srihari Karanth (@sriharikaranth) beautifully captured the city’s celebration from above, offering a breathtaking glimpse of how the festival of lights unfolded in the southern metropolis. In a one-minute video shared on X, Karanth pieced together stunning aerial shots that showed Bengaluru gradually coming alive as fireworks lit up the night sky.

As the video progresses, the glow of the firecrackers intensifies, painting the cityscape in dazzling hues until the final frame looks almost like a work of art. Sharing the video, Karanth wrote, “An hour of Deepawali lights over Bengaluru, painted into a minute! Shot between 7 and 8 PM today.”

Watch the video:

An hour of Deepawali lights over Bengaluru, painted into a minute!

Shot between 7 and 8 PM today. #LightPainting #Fireworks pic.twitter.com/q2ovqpivdS

— Srihari Karanth (@sriharikaranth) October 20, 2025

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The video has gone viral with over 4 lakh views and numerous interactions in the comments section. It also caught the eye of the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman who took to her X handle and posted, “This has come out so well. The canvas is artistic. Brush strokes are camera exposure. Great effort.”

This has come out so well. The canvas is artistic. Brush strokes are camera exposure. Great effort. https://t.co/cOuH2wTFoB

— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) October 20, 2025

Other netizens also reacted to the video in the comments. A user wrote, “The night sky has never looked this magical fr man.”

Another user commented, “Some North Indian was saying Bengaluru won’t celebrate deepavali.” A third person commented, “People don’t celebrate diwali in Bangalore that much. Are you sure this is bangalore?”

A user asked how Karanth captured the video, “Is it a long exposure? (Or) Did you stitch/ merge the images?” to which he replied with the steps, “Yes, long exposure. Shutter will be open throughout the video.”

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Another user asked, “You used camera remote to keep the shutter open for more than 30 seconds?” to which Karanth replied, “It was shot on a GoPro 11 using the long exposure mode, which keeps the shutter open until recording is stopped. The timelapse was for an hour almost.”

Some users mentioned the pollution levels in the comments section. An individual commented, “Is there similar artwork on Delhi which also shows the AQI?”

The clip perfectly captures how the essence of Deepavali transcends geography, reminding everyone that the joy of light and togetherness knows no boundaries.