Mahadev AI photo prompt — Lord Shiva mural portrait

Use the uploaded photograph as the SOLE AND PRIMARY IDENTITY REFERENCE for the foreground person. Create a vertical 2:3 ultra-photorealistic cinematic environmental portrait inspired by the supplied Lord Shiva mural reference. ABSOLUTE IDENTITY PRESERVATION: Preserve the person's real identity with maximum possible fidelity. The final subject must remain unmistakably the same individual as the uploaded person, not a similar-looking substitute. Maintain the exact facial structure and recognizable personal characteristics from the uploaded photograph, including: • original skull and head shape • forehead proportions and natural hairline • exact eyebrow shape, thickness and spacing • eye shape, eyelid structure, eye spacing and natural gaze • nose bridge, nose width, nostril shape and nose tip • cheekbone placement and natural facial volume • exact lip shape, lip thickness and mouth proportions • jawline, chin shape and facial width • ear shape and placement • beard, moustache and facial-hair pattern • hairstyle, hair texture and natural hair density • authentic skin tone, undertone, pores, texture and facial asymmetry • the person's real age and ethnic appearance Do not beautify, idealize, reshape, masculinize, feminize, age, de-age or commercially retouch the face. Do not replace the face with a generic model face. Do not blend the subject's facial features with Lord Shiva or with any other person. Preserve natural imperfections and asymmetry. Keep the face realistic and photographic, without plastic skin or artificial smoothing. POSE AND SUBJECT: Place the person in the lower-left portion of the frame, shown approximately full-body from head to bare feet. The body is positioned naturally beside the wall, with the torso facing slightly toward the camera while the head turns gently toward the right, looking upward and sideways at the Lord Shiva mural. The expression is calm, introspective, respectful and spiritually absorbed. Avoid exaggerated devotion, smiling, fear or dramatic acting. Both hands rest naturally inside the front pockets of an oversized hoodie. The shoulders remain relaxed. One leg crosses casually in front of the other at the ankles. The person leans subtly against the wall without appearing stiff or posed. Keep the person's realistic body proportions. Do not make the body excessively muscular, taller, slimmer or broader unless those traits already exist in the uploaded photograph. WARDROBE: Dress the subject in a premium oversized matte-black pullover hoodie with: • heavyweight cotton texture • dropped shoulders • long relaxed sleeves • realistic folds around the elbows, torso and pocket • subtle black drawstrings • no visible branding, graphics or logos Pair it with loose, wide-leg, light-blue denim jeans. The jeans should have realistic faded areas, natural wrinkling and distressed openings around both knees, with restrained frayed threads rather than exaggerated destruction. The subject is barefoot, with both feet naturally resting on the old stone pavement. Render the feet anatomically correctly with believable weight distribution and contact shadows. No shoes, socks or sandals. LORD SHIVA MURAL: Create a monumental hand-painted devotional mural of Lord Shiva covering most of the aged wall behind the person. Shiva's face should be dramatically larger than the human subject, extending from the upper central frame toward the lower-right area. The divine face is peaceful, meditative and compassionate, with softly closed eyes. Include the following traditional visual elements respectfully and accurately: • blue-gray and turquoise facial tones • softly closed meditative eyes • calm, balanced facial proportions • long dark matted hair arranged in a high jata-style topknot • crescent moon emerging from the hair • three horizontal sacred ash markings across the forehead • a vertically positioned third-eye symbol • subtle sacred markings around the forehead • large traditional earrings • multiple textured rudraksha bead necklaces • a detailed cobra wrapped around Shiva's neck • the cobra's hood raised beside Shiva's right shoulder • individually painted snake scales and natural curvature • a large traditional trident positioned vertically along the far-left side The trident should appear old, handcrafted and metallic, with dark bronze, oxidized copper and blue-green patina. Its three points must be properly formed, symmetrical and clearly readable. Do not make the Shiva mural look like a living physical person standing behind the subject. It must remain visibly painted onto the wall while still possessing extraordinary artistic detail and depth. WALL AND TEXTURE: The setting is an aged temple-side street wall or narrow heritage lane in India. Render the wall with: • cracked plaster • rough stone and lime texture • distressed burnt-orange and dark-brown pigments • copper and rust-colored stains • turquoise-blue paint residue • faded layers of earlier paint • subtle soot deposits • scratches, chips and weather erosion • hand-painted brush texture • irregular pigment density • centuries-old devotional atmosphere The mural should feel like a combination of traditional Indian sacred painting, large-scale street mural art and an aged temple fresco. Optional subtle hand-painted Devanagari inscriptions may appear around the mural, such as "नमः शिवाय" and "हर हर महादेव". The lettering must be correctly formed and integrated into the painted wall. If accurate lettering cannot be produced, omit the writing instead of generating meaningless symbols. COMPOSITION: Use a vertical 2:3 portrait orientation. The human subject occupies approximately the lower-left 25% of the composition. The Shiva mural occupies the central and right 70–75% of the image. Keep the subject clearly separated from the mural: • the person's head must not overlap Shiva's facial features • the subject must not appear to emerge from Shiva's body • the subject's face must not merge with the wall texture • the cobra and trident must remain behind the human subject • maintain realistic scale between the person, wall and mural Use strong visual balance between the small human figure and the monumental divine artwork. The person should appear humbled by the mural's scale without being visually insignificant. CAMERA AND OPTICS: Photograph the scene as a high-end full-frame cinematic travel and fashion portrait. Suggested camera treatment: • 35mm to 40mm full-frame lens • camera positioned approximately at chest or waist height • very subtle low-angle perspective • natural perspective without wide-angle facial distortion • moderate depth of field around f/4 to f/5.6 • the subject's face completely sharp • the mural detailed and clearly readable • gentle atmospheric separation rather than heavy background blur • realistic edge sharpness • no artificial fisheye effect • no extreme perspective distortion LIGHTING: Use warm, soft directional light entering from the upper-left side of the scene. The light should create: • a gentle warm highlight along the subject's cheek, forehead and nose • soft illumination on the black hoodie without losing fabric detail • a subtle rim around the subject's hair and shoulders • believable shadows beneath the chin and clothing folds • grounded contact shadows beneath the bare feet • warm illumination across the aged orange wall • restrained highlights on Shiva's painted face • deeper cool shadows within the blue mural pigments • subtle glints across the trident and cobra scales Lighting should feel like late-afternoon sunlight entering a narrow temple lane, supplemented by soft ambient bounce from the surrounding walls. Avoid visible studio lights, artificial spotlight halos, harsh flash or theatrical god rays. COLOR GRADING: Apply a sophisticated cinematic teal-and-orange grade: • cool blue, turquoise, slate and charcoal tones within the Shiva mural • warm burnt sienna, copper, rust, ochre and deep brown in the wall • rich neutral black in the hoodie • desaturated light-blue denim • realistic warm-brown human skin tones • controlled highlights • deep but detailed shadows • natural contrast • subtle filmic roll-off • very fine analog film grain • no oversaturated neon colors The blue Shiva mural and orange wall should create strong complementary color contrast while the foreground subject remains realistically colored. FINAL AESTHETIC: Ultra-photorealistic cinematic portrait photography, premium fashion editorial, atmospheric Indian spiritual travel photography, monumental sacred mural, natural skin texture, authentic cloth texture, weathered architectural surfaces, realistic human anatomy, restrained HDR, high dynamic range, rich micro-detail, natural tonal transitions, subtle film grain, emotionally contemplative, respectful devotional atmosphere. The image must look like an authentic photograph taken at a real mural location, not a digital collage, poster, illustration, fantasy artwork, 3D render or AI-generated composite. Do not include the reference image's bottom prompt panel, white caption, decorative border or any typography outside the mural itself.