Chhath Puja Image Prompts (2026): 8 Arghya and Ghat Look Photos
Chhath Puja is all about the river at sunset and sunrise: the arghya to the Sun, the soop full of thekua and fruit, the ghats lit with lamps. These eight prompts recreate those moments as portraits from your own photos.
The prompts follow the main rituals, from Sandhya Arghya at dusk to Usha Arghya at dawn, with traditional yellow and orange sarees and dhoti-kurtas. Each one keeps your face unchanged and is marked with the app used for its sample image.
How to use these prompts
- Tap Copy prompt under the look you like.
- Open Gemini, ChatGPT or Grok and upload a clear photo of yourself.
- Paste the prompt and send it.
- Want a change? Reply with one small edit at a time, like “make the outfit deep maroon”.
8 Chhath Puja photo prompts
1. Sandhya Arghya at Sunset
Use my uploaded photo as the reference and keep my face, skin tone and features exactly the same. Create a vertical 3:4 photo of me standing waist-deep in a calm river at sunset during Chhath Puja, holding a bamboo soop filled with thekua, bananas, coconut, sugarcane pieces and a small lit diya, raised toward the setting sun. I wear a bright yellow cotton saree with a red border, the pallu over my head. The orange sun touches the horizon and its light glows on the water and my face. Other devotees blurred along the ghat behind, golden hour, photorealistic.
Tip: Add “marigold garlands floating on the water” for extra colour.
2. Usha Arghya at Sunrise
Keep my face and features from the uploaded photo unchanged. Show me standing in a misty river at dawn on the last morning of Chhath Puja, pouring water from a brass lota toward the rising sun with both hands. I wear an orange saree with a golden border, damp at the edges from the river. Soft pink and gold sky, thin mist over the water, lamps still glowing on the ghat steps behind me. Peaceful, devotional expression, cool morning light on my face, vertical 4:5, realistic and detailed.
Tip: For a closer shot, add “framed from the waist up”.
3. Chhath Puja Aarti | Chhath Puja Arag
Take my face from the uploaded photo and keep it exactly the same. Create a close-up of me holding a decorated bamboo soop at chest height, filled with golden thekua, bananas, a coconut, sugarcane pieces, a lit diya and sindoor-red flowers. I look gently at the offering with a soft smile. Yellow saree with a red border, glass bangles. Background: the river ghat at sunset, warmly blurred. Shallow depth of field, rich warm colours, vertical 4:5, realistic.
Tip: Ask for “top view of the soop” if you want the offering to be the hero.
4. Lamps on the Chhath Ghat Steps
Keep my face from the uploaded photo unchanged. Show me sitting on the stone steps of a river ghat after sunset during Chhath Puja, lighting a row of clay diyas placed along the step beside me. I wear a deep orange saree with a gold border and my hair is tied back. Hundreds of lamps glow along the ghat and their reflections shimmer on the dark river. Warm light on my face, calm expression, 35mm lens, vertical 3:4, photorealistic.
Tip: Add “fireworks far away over the river” for a festive sky.
5. Kosi Under the Sugarcane Canopy | Family Chhath Puja Image
Use the uploaded family photo and keep everyone’s faces and the number of people the same. Create a night photo of the family sitting around a kosi in their courtyard during Chhath Puja: tall sugarcane stalks tied together in a canopy, with clay elephants, earthen pots and dozens of lit diyas underneath. The women wear yellow and orange sarees, the men white kurtas. Everyone sits with folded hands, the diyas lighting their faces from below. Warm, devotional mood, vertical 4:5, realistic.
Tip: Say the exact number of people in your photo to keep everyone in it.
6. Carrying the Daura to the Ghat
Keep my face, beard and hairstyle from the uploaded photo exactly the same. Show me walking barefoot toward the river ghat in the late afternoon of Chhath Puja, carrying a large bamboo daura basket on my head, steadied with one hand. The basket holds fruits, sugarcane and offerings covered with a yellow cloth. I wear a white dhoti and kurta with a saffron gamchha over my shoulder. Crowds and decorated ghat steps blurred behind me, warm golden light, vertical 3:4, photorealistic.
Tip: Make it a sunset shot with “the sun low behind me”.
7. Chhath Geet Evening
Keep my face from the uploaded photo unchanged. Create a candid evening photo of me singing Chhath geet with a group of women sitting on a mat at the ghat, clapping softly, with soops of offerings and diyas in front of us. I wear a yellow saree with a red border, the others are blurred in matching yellow and orange. Lamps and the last light of sunset glow on our faces. Natural, joyful and devotional mood, sharp focus on me, vertical 4:5, realistic.
Tip: Swap “singing” for “laughing together” for a lighter photo.
8. Folded Hands at Sunset
Keep my face and features from the uploaded photo exactly as they are. Show me standing knee-deep in the river at sunset on Chhath Puja with folded hands and closed eyes, a fresh red tilak on my forehead. I wear a white dhoti and a saffron gamchha around my neck. The large orange sun sits just above the horizon behind me, creating a warm rim light on my shoulders, with soft light on my face. Calm water, ghat blurred in the distance, vertical 4:5, photorealistic.
Tip: Add “silhouette style” if you want a dramatic backlit look (your face will be darker).
Outfit and offering details for Chhath photos
Accurate details make Chhath photos feel respectful and real.
Traditional sarees
Yellow, orange or red cotton sarees with sindoor, or a simple kurta and dhoti, suit the ghat setting.
The soop and offerings
Name the items: thekua, sugarcane, bananas, coconut and a lit diya in a bamboo soop.
Golden-hour light
Ask for the setting or rising sun behind you with warm light on your face, so you are not a silhouette.
Tips for better results
- For river scenes, a waist-up or full-length photo of you gives more natural results than a close selfie.
- Name the moment: “sunset” for Sandhya Arghya, “sunrise” for Usha Arghya.
- List the offerings you want in the soop; apps follow lists well.
- If the water looks fake, add “realistic river water with small ripples”.
Frequently asked questions
When is Chhath Puja in 2026?
Chhath Puja 2026 runs from 13 November (Nahay Khay) to 16 November (Usha Arghya), with the evening arghya on 15 November.
What should I wear in Chhath Puja photos?
Yellow and orange sarees with red or gold borders are the classic choice for women, and white dhoti-kurtas with a saffron gamchha for men. All the prompts above use these colours.
Will the app get the rituals right?
Mostly. If something looks wrong, describe it plainly, for example “a bamboo soop, not a metal plate”, and generate again.