Diwali Night Sparkler Portrait

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

THE MOMENT: Diwali night on a terrace. She stands in a graceful heroine pose, body turned three-quarter, one arm extended out to the side holding a lit sparkler that explodes into a big, dense starburst of brilliant golden-white sparks - hundreds of fine glowing filaments shooting out in every direction, crackling branches and tiny star-shaped bursts at their tips, a bright white-hot core at the sparkler tip. As she swings it, the sparkler leaves a long, glowing golden light-trail arc curving through the air above and behind her. The other hand lightly lifts the edge of her dupatta. Her head turns back toward the camera, chin slightly lifted, with a warm, radiant smile and teeth softly showing, both eyes bright with tiny reflected sparkle catchlights. Confident, joyful, cinematic - never stiff.

WARDROBE: a rich antique-gold silk kurti, ankle-length with a flared anarkali hem, fine zari thread embroidery in a paisley pattern along the neckline, sleeves and border, tiny mirror work glinting like stars in the spark light, three-quarter sleeves. Matching gold churidar. A sheer ivory-and-gold tissue dupatta with a delicate gold border and scattered tiny gold sequins, draped over one shoulder and floating dramatically in the breeze behind her in a long, flowing arc, its sequins twinkling like stars. Small gold jhumkas catching spark highlights, a few thin gold bangles, a small red bindi. Hair loose in soft waves, a few strands lifting gently in the wind without covering her face.

THE WORLD: a dark terrace at night with a row of warm glowing paper lanterns and brass diyas softly blurred in the background. The air around her is filled with drifting golden embers and glittering spark particles of different sizes - some sharp and close, some melting into soft round golden bokeh orbs in the background. A second sparkler's faint glowing trail swirls through the far background. Thin wisps of sparkler smoke curl through the scene, lit gold from within and dotted with floating embers.

LIGHT: the sparkler is the main light - an intense, flickering warm golden-white glow spilling across her face, arm and kurti, with a soft warm fill from the front so her face is the brightest, clearest point in the frame. Spark light glints off every zari thread, mirror and sequin. The dupatta glows translucent and sparkling where the light passes through it. Deep warm shadows elsewhere, rich amber and gold tones. Her face is lit only by this scene's own light - same direction, colour and warmth - never a pasted studio face.

LOOK: true photograph, magical festive editorial portrait, creamy shallow depth of field, lantern bokeh mixed with dreamy golden spark bokeh, sparks frozen mid-air with crisp detail near the sparkler and longer glowing motion trails further out, a subtle soft glow and gentle star-filter shimmer on the brightest sparks, real skin texture, fine grain. 85mm, framed from the knees up so the floating dupatta, light-trail arc and spark burst fill the tall frame. Vertical 9:16. Only this one woman. No text anywhere.

FINAL CHECK: the face must match the attached reference exactly - if any feature differs, it is wrong; sparks, embers and light trails fill the scene but never cover or wash out her face; the dupatta floats freely behind her without covering her face; her hands and fingers are anatomically correct around the sparkler; no text anywhere.