Diwali Festival Portrait

FACE MATCH IS THE TOP PRIORITY. This is the exact man in the attached reference photo - not a lookalike. Copy every feature identically: hairline, hair, brows, eye shape and spacing, nose, lips, jawline, beard and moustache pattern exactly, skin tone - every proportion the same, so anyone who knows him recognises him instantly; do not beautify, slim or genericise. From the reference keep only the face and hair.

THE MOMENT: Diwali night in the middle of a festive South Indian street. He stands front-facing in a confident mass-hero stance, feet planted apart, holding a long string of red firecrackers (a sara vedi garland) diagonally across his body - one end raised in his right hand near his shoulder, the other end held low in his left hand by his hip, both ends bursting with bright golden sparks. Chin slightly lifted, eyes locked on the camera, a calm, cool half-smile - full swag, never stiff.

WARDROBE: a crisp white cotton shirt with sleeves rolled to the elbow and the top two buttons open; a traditional white veshti (dhoti) with a broad gold zari border, neatly tied; clean white sneakers. Two or three thick gold chains layered around his neck, a gold bracelet on one wrist. Hair neatly styled short, sides faded.

THE WORLD: a long street at night strung overhead with rows of glowing paper lanterns in pink, orange, green and gold, plus strands of warm fairy lights criss-crossing above. Old shopfronts blurred on both sides. Clouds of soft pink and rose-coloured smoke drift around him at waist level and behind him, glowing in the spark light. Scattered red cracker paper and tiny glowing embers on the dark road around his feet.

LIGHT: the sparks at both ends of the garland throw warm golden light across his white clothes and chains; a soft warm frontal fill keeps his face the brightest, clearest point in the frame. Lantern bokeh in the background, pink smoke backlit and glowing. His face is lit only by this scene's own light - same direction, colour and warmth - never a pasted studio face.

LOOK: true photograph, cinematic festival poster feel, rich saturated colours, golden sparks frozen mid-air with short motion trails, creamy shallow depth of field, real skin texture, fine grain. 35mm, camera at chest height looking slightly up, full-length with the lantern rows filling the top of the frame. Vertical 9:16. Only this one man. No text anywhere.

FINAL CHECK: the face must match the attached reference exactly - if any feature differs, it is wrong; the firecracker garland is held naturally in both hands with correct fingers; sparks and smoke never cover his face; no text anywhere.