# Goan Narakasur Night Effigy Portrait AI Photo Prompt

> A fun Goan Diwali portrait at night in front of a giant Narakasur effigy before dawn. Upload your photo to Gemini or ChatGPT.

## Prompt

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Use my uploaded photo as the only face reference. Keep the person's face, features, skin tone and expression exactly as in the uploaded photo: same eyes, nose, lips, jawline, hairline, moles and marks; do not beautify, slim, lighten or age them. Smooth bare unblemished forehead with no bindi, no tilak, no sindoor, and no forehead decorations. He stands in a Goan village square at night in front of a giant, colourful papier-mache Narakasur effigy with wild painted eyes and tinsel, lit by warm bulbs, surrounded by friends' blurred silhouettes and bunting. He wears a short printed cotton kurta over jeans, grinning at the camera. Old Portuguese-style houses with coloured walls and balconies behind, strings of paper lanterns. Light: 2800K bulbs, colourful bokeh, slight evening haze. 24mm f/2, slightly low angle so the effigy looms, festive street-documentary grade. Hyper-realistic photograph: natural skin texture with real pores and fine hair, true fabric weave and metal shine, no plastic smoothing, no extra fingers, no text or watermark. Aspect ratio 9:16 vertical full body portrait.
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## Variants

### For women

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She stands before the effigy in a cotton kaapad-style saree, laughing.
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### Friends

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A group of friends pose dramatically in front of the effigy.
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## Tips

- Narakasur effigies are burnt before dawn on Naraka Chaturdashi.
- Wide lenses make the effigy look huge.

## FAQ

**What is Narakasur?**

A demon effigy Goans build and burn at dawn on Naraka Chaturdashi.

**Is it scary?**

The effigy is colourful and fun, not horror.

Works in: gemini, chatgpt. Sample images are AI-generated.

Source: https://promptsparty.com/prompts/goan-narakasur-night-effigy-portrait-ai-photo-prompt/