As Indian’s are ready for one if its biggest festivals of the year, Diwali. Google has release hidden feature, on its search engine to involve in to the spirit of the festival of lights.
People who now type ‘Diwali‘ on the search will see an animation earthen lamp that is already lit, as part of the result.
Clicking on the traditional ‘diya‘ would cause the screen to darken as multiple earthen lamps float onto the screen.
Swiping the cursor over them would light them up as well.
The cursor, in the form of a lit diya, also exudes a yellowish flame around it wherever it is made to move on the screen.
As Google India hint on Twitter account at this surprise feature was roll out in India.
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— Google India (@GoogleIndia) October 16, 2022
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Screen-recordings of the floating earthen lamps on the Google search results page post by 2YoDoINDIA Twitter.
Google Search hidden feature for Diwali Lights Up Your Browser Ahead of India’s Festival of Lights
— 2YoDoINDIA (@2yodoindia) October 17, 2022
Also watch this video on YouTube https://t.co/kKGTTa2QMc
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When all the animated lamps on screen are lit, they arrange themselves to appear as a constellation made up of burning lamps before vanishing from the screen.
Google often treats its users with quirky animations and hidden features that can be activate with specific keywords.