Diwali AI Photo Generator — your photo, lit by diyas

It is an image model that puts your photo into a Diwali scene — diyas, rangoli, marigolds, fireworks, a festive saree or kurta — or makes a Diwali picture from a text prompt. On Kenerate AI you upload the photo in the Image Studio, describe the scene and say what must stay. GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst kept our test portrait's face, bindi, earrings and saree on the first try.

Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) falls on Sunday 8 November 2026, with Dhanteras on 6 November, Choti Diwali on 7 November and Bhai Dooj on 10 November. Puja muhurat times vary by city, so check a local panchang. Making your photo a week or two early leaves time to regenerate and share it.

Free to start. A new Kenerate account gets 25 credits on sign-up — enough for two one-photo edits with GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst at 11.7 credits each. Qwen Image 3.0 is a free-plan model. After that, credits come in one-time packs that don't expire, with no subscription. Downloads carry no watermark.

Name the outfit, the setting and the light, then say what must stay. For example: “Same woman, now in a red silk saree, standing on steps lined with lit clay diyas, a rangoli in front of her, warm golden dusk light. Keep her face, hair and expression exactly the same. Real photograph.” Twenty more ideas for women, men, couples and families are on this page.

Yes. Prompts written for Gemini or ChatGPT are plain sentences, so they work in the Kenerate Image Studio too. Paste one, upload your photo and pick GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst for faithful faces or Nano Banana 2.1 (Google's model) to keep one person consistent across several festive shots.

Usually, if you ask. Write “keep my face, hair, bindi and expression exactly the same” and use a clear, front-lit photo. In our test the face, bindi, gold jhumkas and saree came back unchanged; the model added garlands, string lights and a doorway on its own. If a detail matters, name it and regenerate.

Yes. Put the words in quotes — “Happy Diwali” in gold script across the top — and GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst writes them into the picture. Keep greetings short; long wishes are easier to add in a card editor. Choose a square (1:1) shape for a WhatsApp DP and 9:16 for a status or story.

You can add several photos as references — GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst takes up to 16 and Nano Banana 2.1 up to 14 — and describe who stands where. Each extra reference adds 4.5 credits to a Sunburst edit. Group shots are harder than single portraits, so expect to regenerate and check every face. Only use photos of adults who agreed.

No. Only upload photos of yourself or of people who have agreed, and don't use celebrities' or strangers' photos or names. Kenerate's terms of service apply to everything you generate.