The Abdi Dalems of Indonesia are royal servants. They live a life of devotion towards the sultanate palace and their sultan. The Abdi Dalem pictured here is a guide at the Royal Palace (Kraton) of Yogyakarta who gave me a moment for me to capture him while he was guiding a group.
Thankful to Wonderful Indonesia and the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism for a great opportunity to see Indonesia.
Joshi Daniel Photography 
What a stunning capture of a face that shows a life well lived and at peace
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thank you Lata :)
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Superb!!!
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Devotional sincerity. That is what is evident in the man’ s face. Apparently he is a royal servant but your photograph is exemplary of the magical revelation that true art form does by revealing what is not ordinarily visible.
Joshi this is marvel! Thank u for enlightening me that art is pure extremely pure endeavor of an artist that enables experience of sublime bliss!
Smiling payal.
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thank you so much :)
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Nice portrait.
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Thank you for your brief description of the Abdi Dalems of Indonesia who are loyal royal servants.
Yogyakarta’s capture is lively.
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Amazing Joshi. I see kindness in this portrait.
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Great portrait :)
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Nice portrait.
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a deep devotion
well captured :-)
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Great capture.
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Beautiful capture :)
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Very impressive capture…
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He looks like he is hard at work doing what he does best. Great shot :)
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excellent portrait! amitiés
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So well shot, you can see the man’s servitude in his stance. top shot.
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nice pic.
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Another amazing portrait Joshi! I should imagine you had an amazing visit!
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Beautiful portrait of the old man
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Had no idea about the Abdi Dalems of Indonesia. Thanks for enlightening me. The picture is wonderful…as usual… :-)
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you are welcome and thank you so much for the comment :)
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Interesting fact about the royal servants. I thoughts such things are a chapter of past. Great shot.
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Very expressive – well captured Joshi.
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Nice!
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Fantastic expression…lovely photo! Thank you!
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Wonderful portrait and very interesting information. Thank you. :-)
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Great capture of his servitudinous position in physical stance.
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An old gentleman with style.
(And maybe a glass eye too?)
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yeah ;)
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Interesting portrait and color. Very film like.
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I wonder what it cost him for that glass eye?
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hehe
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You have an eye for great portraits !
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A wonderful portrait .. Joshi
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Amazingly captured :)
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Outstanding portrait,interesting illustrations,dear Joshi!He looks so sophisticated and friendly :)
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Great and special portrait.
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Yogyakarta…. and its beauties…. and sure, the Keraton is still the power of the Java’s spirit
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:)
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So much character in this.
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Nice portrait
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amazing xx
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what a expressions, superb capture :)
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Had no idea about it. Thanks for sharing the info as well as the pic
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Wonderful expressive portrait
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Fantastic!
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What a strong tribute to him and his position, Joshi. I’m sure you made him feel proud!
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Amazing , Great click
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Very cool!
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great eye, indeed. Both yours and his!
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oh là le pauvre,c’est impressionnant ses yeux
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As always…you’ve captured the essence. Cheers
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Your photos are truly inspiring.
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thank you so much :)
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Reblogged this on Ancien Hippie.
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Amazing portrait!
Have a nice week!
Photographer Gil Zetbase
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Good piece of info and great capture as usual!
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This is boootifiool :) sad yet happy picture :) depicts lot of things :)
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In most of your clicks , I love the way you concentrate on expression of eyes
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Very interesting character study :)
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Wow! Your photography is incredible!
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thank you so much :)
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Great picture!
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Great portrait…I like it!
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A nice look inside the history ~ and with a great shot as well.
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Encore un superbe portrait
JP
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This was in my city. :)
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:)
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An intriguing portrait … and, without wanting to be rude, I assume he has a glass eye?
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thank you Noeline, not sure if he has glass eye or not!
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Good shot.
You’ve captured this person quite well.
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A stunning portrait Joshi!
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Very nice work.
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Very Good Work
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A beautiful photo.
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thank you :)
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