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Diwali AI photo prompts 2026: 9 copy-paste prompts for Gemini & ChatGPT 🎨

Last updated: 6 November 2026

🔥 AI Diwali portraits are one of the biggest festive trends this season. Upload a clear front-facing photo of yourself to Gemini or ChatGPT, paste one prompt below, and you get a festive portrait in seconds.

How to use these prompts

  1. Open Gemini or ChatGPT and attach a clear, well-lit photo of your face.
  2. Copy a prompt and paste it. Keep the line "keep my face exactly the same".
  3. If something looks off, ask it to "fix the hands" or "make the lighting warmer".
  4. Only upload photos of yourself, or of people who said yes. Don't share children's photos with AI tools without a parent's okay.

🪔 Solo portraits

Turn this photo into a cinematic Diwali portrait. Keep my face exactly the same. I am wearing a deep maroon silk saree with a gold border and jhumkas, sitting on a balcony at night surrounded by clay diyas. Warm golden light from the diyas on my face, soft bokeh of fairy lights behind me, 85mm lens, shallow depth of field, photorealistic.

Turn this photo into a cinematic Diwali portrait. Keep my face exactly the same. I am wearing a deep maroon silk saree with a gold border and jhumkas, sitting on a balcony at night surrounded by clay diyas. Warm golden light from the diyas on my face, soft bokeh of fairy lights behind me, 85mm lens, shallow depth of field, photorealistic.

Create a festive portrait from this photo. Keep my face exactly the same. I am wearing an ivory kurta with a marigold-yellow Nehru jacket, holding a lit diya close to my chest with both hands. Dark background with floating golden sparks, warm rim light, magazine-cover quality, photorealistic.

Create a festive portrait from this photo. Keep my face exactly the same. I am wearing an ivory kurta with a marigold-yellow Nehru jacket, holding a lit diya close to my chest with both hands. Dark background with floating golden sparks, warm rim light, magazine-cover quality, photorealistic.

Make a Diwali night portrait. Keep my face exactly the same. I am holding a sparkler that draws golden light trails around me, long exposure style, dark street with string lights, candid laughing expression, cinematic colour grading, photorealistic.

Make a Diwali night portrait. Keep my face exactly the same. I am holding a sparkler that draws golden light trails around me, long exposure style, dark street with string lights, candid laughing expression, cinematic colour grading, photorealistic.

Create a vintage 1990s Indian studio photo of me for Diwali. Keep my face exactly the same. Painted backdrop with diyas and a temple arch, soft film grain, slightly faded colours, traditional outfit, framed like an old family album print.

Create a vintage 1990s Indian studio photo of me for Diwali. Keep my face exactly the same. Painted backdrop with diyas and a temple arch, soft film grain, slightly faded colours, traditional outfit, framed like an old family album print.

💑 Couple and family

Using these two photos, create a romantic Diwali portrait of the couple. Keep both faces exactly the same. They are lighting a diya together on a terrace at dusk, she wears a rani-pink lehenga, he wears an ivory sherwani, fireworks blooming softly in the sky behind them, warm golden light, photorealistic.

Using these two photos, create a romantic Diwali portrait of the couple. Keep both faces exactly the same. They are lighting a diya together on a terrace at dusk, she wears a rani-pink lehenga, he wears an ivory sherwani, fireworks blooming softly in the sky behind them, warm golden light, photorealistic.

Turn this family photo into a warm Diwali portrait. Keep every face exactly the same. Everyone sits on the floor around a big flower rangoli with diyas, wearing coordinated festive outfits in gold and maroon, cosy home with marigold torans on the door, soft evening light, photorealistic.

Turn this family photo into a warm Diwali portrait. Keep every face exactly the same. Everyone sits on the floor around a big flower rangoli with diyas, wearing coordinated festive outfits in gold and maroon, cosy home with marigold torans on the door, soft evening light, photorealistic.

🎨 Creative styles

Redraw this photo as a Diwali poster illustration in a flat, festive Indian style. Keep my face recognisable. Solid colours of rani pink, marigold and emerald, block-print paisley pattern in the background, a big diya in my hands, bold text space at the top.

Redraw this photo as a Diwali poster illustration in a flat, festive Indian style. Keep my face recognisable. Solid colours of rani pink, marigold and emerald, block-print paisley pattern in the background, a big diya in my hands, bold text space at the top.

Create a miniature painting style portrait of me in a Rajasthani palace courtyard on Diwali night. Keep my face recognisable. Rows of diyas on the steps, fireworks in a deep maroon night sky, gold leaf details, rich traditional colours.

Create a miniature painting style portrait of me in a Rajasthani palace courtyard on Diwali night. Keep my face recognisable. Rows of diyas on the steps, fireworks in a deep maroon night sky, gold leaf details, rich traditional colours.

Make a 3D cartoon character of me celebrating Diwali, Pixar-like style. Keep my facial features recognisable. Holding a box of sweets, standing next to a giant glowing diya, confetti and sparkles, bright festive colours.

Make a 3D cartoon character of me celebrating Diwali, Pixar-like style. Keep my facial features recognisable. Holding a box of sweets, standing next to a giant glowing diya, confetti and sparkles, bright festive colours.

🪔 Got your portrait? Send it with a card they can light. Make a free Diwali card with their name and your message.