Janmashtami 2026 AI photo prompts: How to turn your photos into a Radha Rani look using Gemini AI and Cha

Artificial intelligence tools are now actively marketing themselves as arbiters of religious and cultural identity, offering consumers the ability to digitally transform themselves into Hindu deities with a few clicks—a shift that raises thorny questions about who controls the aesthetics of faith in an increasingly AI-mediated world. The phenomenon, demonstrated through major platforms' Janmashtami campaigns, suggests tech companies are willing to wade into sensitive spiritual territory to drive engagement, even as religious scholars and community leaders grapple with the implications of commodifying sacred figures. What began as novelty photo filters has evolved into something more consequential: the algorithmic democratization of devotional imagery, for better or worse.

The Times of India·1h ago