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Indian Outlets Fuel Diwali AI Portrait Boom With Gemini ‘Nano Banana’ Guides

Guides detail quick selfie-to-portrait workflows in Gemini using named aesthetics for easy sharing.

Overview

  • A fast-spreading Diwali trend has users turning selfies into hyper‑real couple, family and solo portraits with Google’s Gemini 2.5 Flash Image model, widely nicknamed “Nano Banana.”
  • Mainstream publications share ready‑made prompts covering outfits, lighting and backdrops, featuring named looks such as “Neo‑Traditional Diya Glow” and “Celestial Marigold Cascade.”
  • Step‑by‑step instructions explain uploading a clear selfie, crafting detailed prompts, generating results in seconds, and refining before downloading high‑resolution images.
  • Tutorials outline how to animate Gemini images into short vertical videos using Google AI Studio, with Times Now reporting a 10‑video per‑account cap and watermark‑free outputs.
  • Guides include practical posting advice for Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook, recommending 12–20 second clips, warm festive tones, subtle sound effects and simple on‑screen text.