Diwali AI photo prompts for Gemini and ChatGPT

Use the photo I'm uploading and keep my face exactly as it is: same features, same skin tone, same expression. Don't make me look younger, fairer or thinner.

Put me standing at the front door of a home on Diwali evening, just after dark. A string of fresh marigolds and mango leaves hangs across the top of the doorframe. On the floor in front of me there's a rangoli in [colours, e.g. deep pink, orange and white] with a row of small clay diyas along its edge. The diyas are on the floor, not in my hands.

I'm wearing [outfit, e.g. a mustard silk kurta with a white churidar, or a dark green Banarasi saree with a gold border]. Keep it simple, like something I'd actually wear to visit family.

Most of the light should come from the diyas and a warm bulb inside the house behind me, so my face gets a warm glow from below and the side. Fairy lights in the background, soft and out of focus. No fireworks and no text on the image.

Make it 4:5 for an Instagram post. If my face comes out changed at all, try again instead of giving me a version that doesn't look like me.

Turn my uploaded photo into a warm Diwali evening portrait. Keep my face exactly as it is, with the same features, skin tone and expression. Adults only.

Scene: I am sitting on the ledge of a home balcony decorated for Diwali. Rows of small clay diyas line the railing and the floor in front of me. Warm fairy lights hang from the ceiling. In the distance behind me, other buildings glow with lights and a few small fireworks sparkle in the night sky.

Outfit: festive ethnic wear in a jewel tone (emerald, deep purple or royal blue) with subtle gold detailing. If I'm wearing glasses in the photo, keep them.

Lighting: the diyas are the main light source, giving a soft golden glow on my face from below and the side. Keep the shadows gentle and natural.

Camera: three-quarter view, 85mm portrait look at f/2, sharp eyes, creamy background bokeh from the city lights.

Format: 4:5 vertical, realistic photo, rich but not oversaturated colours, no text, no logos, no watermark. Avoid smoke covering my face and any change to my facial features.

Edit my uploaded photo into a festive Diwali portrait framed by marigolds. Keep my face exactly as it is: same features, skin texture, expression and hairstyle. I am an adult and must look like myself.

Outfit: change my clothing to [a mustard silk saree with a thin maroon border / an ivory kurta with a marigold-orange dupatta], simple gold-tone earrings, no heavy jewellery.

Setting: I stand in front of a wall covered with long hanging strings of orange and yellow marigolds, with a few strands of mango leaves between them. A brass urli of floating flowers and two lit diyas sit on a low ledge in the foreground, slightly out of focus.

Lighting: golden-hour sunlight from one side, warm and soft, with a gentle glow from the diyas on my face. Natural skin, no heavy retouching.

Camera: 85mm portrait look, f/1.8, sharp focus on my eyes, soft creamy background.

Format: 4:5 vertical, photorealistic. No text, no logos, no watermark. Avoid changing my face, plastic skin, extra fingers and overly saturated orange.

Edit the photo I uploaded of two adults into a Diwali evening couple portrait. Keep both faces exactly as they are: same features, skin tones, expressions, hairstyles and body shapes. Both people must stay adults and look like themselves.

Outfits: coordinated but not identical festive wear in deep maroon and antique gold. One in a silk saree or lehenga with a fine zari border, the other in a bandhgala or kurta with a contrasting stole. Simple gold-tone jewellery, no oversized pieces.

Setting: the doorway of a home decorated for Diwali, with a marigold and mango-leaf toran above the door, a small rangoli at the threshold and a row of clay diyas along the step. Soft string lights on the wall behind.

Pose: standing side by side, relaxed and natural, one person lightly holding a lit diya at chest height.

Lighting and camera: warm diya and string-light glow as the main light, a soft blue dusk sky visible at the edge of the frame, shallow depth of field like a 50mm lens at f/2, sharp focus on both faces.

Format: vertical 4:5, natural colours, realistic photo style, no text, no watermark, no logos. Avoid plastic skin, extra fingers, altered faces and over-smoothing.

Edit my family photo into a warm Diwali aarti moment. Keep every person's face exactly as it is, with the same age, features and skin tone. Don't change anyone's body or add people.

Photo: [attach]
Who's in it: [e.g. grandparents, parents, two adult children]
Home style: [flat in a city / traditional house with a courtyard]

Scene: the family standing together in front of a home altar decorated with marigold garlands and small brass lamps. The eldest person holds the aarti plate with a lit lamp at chest height; others stand close, hands folded or lightly touching the plate. Rangoli on the floor in front.
Clothing: festive traditional wear in coordinated but not matching colours [e.g. maroon, gold, deep green].
Light: the main light is the aarti flame and diyas, warm and golden on faces; soft fill so no one is in deep shadow.
Camera: eye-level, slight wide angle so everyone fits, everyone in focus, natural skin texture. Aspect ratio [4:5 or 3:2].
Avoid: deity images with distorted faces, readable text, smoke covering faces, extra hands, glossy skin.

Combine my separate photos into one Diwali family portrait, for relatives who can't be together this year.

Photos attached: [list who is in each photo, e.g. Photo 1: me and my spouse; Photo 2: my parents; Photo 3: my brother]. Only adults.

Rules for every person: keep their face, skin tone, hair, height and build exactly as in their photo. Don't swap or blend faces between people. Keep their own outfits / change everyone into [festive ethnic wear in coordinated colours: list colours].

Scene: everyone standing and sitting together in a home decorated for Diwali: marigold garlands, a rangoli on the floor in front, diyas along a shelf, warm fairy lights behind. Arrange them naturally: [elders seated in the centre, others standing behind and beside].
Light: warm indoor light from the diyas plus soft fill so all faces are clear and evenly lit, matching shadows on everyone so it looks like one real photo.
Camera: eye level, 35mm look, everyone sharp, 4:3 or 3:2.

Avoid: mismatched lighting, floating feet, different sizes that don't make sense, extra people, text. If a photo is too blurry to keep someone's face accurate, tell me instead of guessing.

Use our photo. Keep every face exactly the same: same people, same ages, same expressions. Do not slim, brighten, or smooth anyone.

Make it look like a Diwali night photo from a family album, shot on a cheap point-and-shoot in the late 1990s. We are [on the terrace or in the front room] of a normal home. A line of clay diyas on the floor. A marigold string on the door. Someone at the edge can be half cut off. That is fine.

Flash straight from the camera. Faces a little bright. Background almost dark. Colours faded. Grain you can see. If a date stamp fits, put a small orange one in the corner that reads [for example 98 11 08] and nothing else.

Keep our clothes unless I said to change them to [outfit]. Frame 4:5. No fireworks filling the sky. No extra relatives. No text besides that date stamp. If a face changes, try again.

Improve the lighting in this indoor Diwali group photo of adults without making it look fake.

Keep every person's face, expression, body and clothing exactly as they are. Don't add, remove or move anyone.

Problems to fix:
- Some faces are in shadow or lit from one side only; even them out so everyone is clearly visible, as if a soft light was bounced off the ceiling.
- Harsh flash shine on foreheads and noses; soften it.
- Red eyes from the flash; correct them naturally.
- The background is either too dark or blown out; balance it so the diyas, lights and decorations still glow.
- Straighten the photo if it's tilted.

Do not: smooth skin, change body shapes, whiten teeth heavily, change outfit colours, add sparkles or text.
Output: same crop and aspect ratio, with a natural festive warmth.

Design a Diwali rangoli seen from directly above, as if photographed from a ladder.

Pattern: a symmetrical circular rangoli about 1.2 metres wide. Centre: a lotus with eight petals. Middle ring: alternating peacock-feather and paisley motifs. Outer ring: a border of small dots and leaf shapes. Place eight lit clay diyas evenly around the outside edge.

Colours: [choose a palette, e.g. magenta, saffron, turquoise and white] in powdered colour with crisp, clean edges, plus a few marigold petals scattered in the centre.

Surface: a smooth grey stone floor with a slight texture, lit by the diyas and soft warm light from the side.

Style: realistic photograph, sharp from edge to edge, every line clear enough that someone could copy the design by hand.

Format: 1:1 square. No people, no hands, no text, no logos. Avoid smudged colours, broken symmetry and uneven petal counts.

Create a 6-second vertical 9:16 video for a WhatsApp or Instagram status.

Scene: a row of clay diyas on a marble windowsill or balcony ledge at night, with fresh marigold petals scattered between them. In the background, out of focus, a city at night with warm window lights and a few faint distant fireworks.

Camera: one slow sideways slide along the row of diyas, close and low, at the height of the flames. No cuts, no zoom.

What moves: the flames flicker gently in a light breeze; one marigold petal drifts down into frame and settles; soft bokeh lights shimmer in the background.

Light: warm golden flame light on the clay and petals, deep blue night behind.
Sound: soft ambient night, a far-off temple bell once, a light crackle of the wicks.

No people, no hands, no on-screen text, no logos, no fast fireworks in the foreground. Leave the top third calm so a greeting can be added later in an app.

Act as a warm, witty caption writer. Write Instagram captions for my Diwali post.

About the post:
- What it shows: [e.g. diyas on the balcony / family in new clothes / rangoli we made / a shop's festive display]
- Mood: [festive and bright / emotional / funny / minimal]
- Language: [English / Hindi / Hinglish]
- Account type: [personal / small business]

Give me:
1. 10 short captions (under 12 words), each with a different angle: light, home, food, family, a small joke about cleaning or sweets, gratitude, and so on.
2. 3 two-line captions that tell a tiny story about the photo.
3. If it's a business account, 2 captions that wish followers first and mention the offer second: [OFFER, or "none"].
4. 5 relevant hashtags.

Rules: don't invent details that aren't in my description; avoid stacked clichés; at most one emoji per caption; don't use any religious line I haven't asked for. Check that no two captions repeat the same idea.

Write Diwali wishes I can actually send. The main night is 8 November 2026. I will send some on Dhanteras, 6 November, and some on the day.

Who they are for, one per line: [parents, my team, a customer from last year, a neighbour, a friend I joke with].
Language: [English, Hindi in Roman letters, or both].
How formal: [warm and short, or a bit proper].

For each person, two options, each under 40 words. Use one real thing about them if I wrote it. Do not mention offers, discounts, or my shop unless that line is marked as a customer. No long poem. No pile of emojis. No line about destiny or divine light.

Also give me one line I can put as a status, with no name in it.