Durga Puja pandal evening portrait
A cinematic evening portrait of you at a glowing Durga Puja pandal, with dhak drummers and crowds behind. Upload a clear photo, paste this prompt into ChatGPT, Gemini or Grok, change the parts in brackets to suit you, and generate.
- Written for
- ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok
- You'll need
- A clear photo to upload
- Occasion
- Navratri, Durga Puja & Dussehra · 11 – 19 Oct · Dussehra 20 Oct
- Status
- Tested 28 Sep 2026 in Gemini app (web), Flash mode with built-in image generation
- Test settings
- Reference photo: an AI-generated picture of a fictional woman (not a real person), made in Gemini for this test. Uploaded with the default copy text unchanged in a new Gemini chat. First result used; only converted to WebP.
- Variability
- Faces, poses and small details vary between runs; always compare the result with your own photo. Gemini adds a small sparkle watermark in the corner.
Use the uploaded photo as the reference for the person. Preserve their recognisable face, natural skin tone, hairline and build as closely as the model permits; check the result against the reference. Scene: evening outside a large, beautifully lit Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata during Ashtami, hand-crafted facade glowing with warm lights, crowds of visitors, a dhak drummer with a white kash-flower plume on his drum and incense smoke from dhunuchi pots drifting through the air. The goddess and the idols inside stay softly out of focus in the far background, shown respectfully. Moment or Pose: the person stands in the foreground at a slight angle, looking back toward the camera with a calm smile, hands folded or holding the end of the saree or shawl. Clothing: a white saree with a wide red border (lal paar) and simple gold jewellery. Light: blue hour sky fading to night, warm tungsten and fairy lights from the pandal, soft rim light on the hair. Camera: 85mm, f/1.8, eye-level, creamy bokeh of lights behind. Style: cinematic film still, rich reds and golds, gentle grain. Format: vertical 4:5. Avoid: changed face, distorted or disrespectful depictions of the deity, sindoor on the face unless in the reference, extra fingers, plastic skin, crowd faces merging, text or watermarks.
Customise
For example: Jaipur.
For example: Ashtami.
For example: a white saree with a wide red border (lal paar) and simple gold jewellery.
Fields start with illustrative values; replace them with your own facts. The prompt updates as you type. Copy prompt copies your version.
How to use it
- Open an external image tool listed above. The tested model, if any, is named in Status.
- Upload a clear reference photo of the subject. If it includes identifiable people, get their consent and check each face.
- Customise the fields, copy your version, paste it with the photo and generate.
- Compare the result with the reference. If a face, pose or detail changes, ask for one correction or try again; an exact match is not guaranteed.
How to use this prompt
- This prompt changes your own photo. Choose a clear reference photo, and get permission from people who can be identified.
- Upload the photo in the external AI app you chose. Fill Customise, press Copy prompt and paste the prompt with the photo.
- Compare the new picture with the original. Face, hands, clothes and pose can change. An exact likeness is not guaranteed.
Good to know
- Crowd faces in the background may look odd; they stay blurred on purpose. For a man, change the outfit to a dhoti-panjabi or kurta.
- Use reference photos you have the right to use; get consent from identifiable people.




