- server usage
- Used in South Asian identity servers, cultural pride channels, and diversity-focused community servers
- reaction use
- Reacted to posts celebrating cultural events, Diwali announcements, or members sharing home festival setups
- emote mapping
- Custom server emotes often feature the diya lamp for servers with South Asian member bases
- gaming context
- Sometimes used ironically when a player has a 'lit' performance or when a match is described as 'fire'
- role meaning
- Some servers assign diya emoji to roles related to cultural events, moderators of cultural channels, or festival planners