Bersanding ceremony finale to wedding
KUALA KANGSAR: The wedding of Raja Muda of Perak, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah and Raja Puan Besar Perak Tuanku Zara Salim, culminated in the bersanding ceremony at Istana Iskandariah in Bukit Chandan last night.
The ceremony started at 8.50pm with the arrival of Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak, and Raja Permaisuri of Perak, Tuanku Bainun, followed by Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah of Kedah and his consort Sultanah Haminah Hamidun.
Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah of Selangor was also present.
At 9pm, the couple, dressed in matching yellow songket attire, made their way into the Balairong Seri (Throne Room) and went up to the royal dais for the merenjis (blessing) ceremony.
To the strains of the nobat, the Sultan of Kedah and his consort started off the ceremony and they were followed by Sultan Azlan Shah and Tuanku Bainun. Next was the Sultan of Selangor followed by the eldest brother of the Sultan of Perak, Raja Datuk Seri Baharum Shah.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his deputy Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Najib’s wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and Tuanku Zara’s parents, Salim Davidson and Sharifah Azaliah Syed Omar Shahabudin, also took part in the ceremony.
The merenjis ceremony was marked by a seven-round gun salute.
There was also a 30-minute fireworks display, sponsored by the Chinese community in Perak, making it a colourful and fitting ending to the three-day wedding celebrations that began on Thursday with the marriage solemnisation ceremony.
Some 800 guests attended last night’s ceremony.
On Friday, Tuanku Zara was proclaimed Raja Puan Besar of Perak in another ceremony.
At the Arena Square in the heart of town, some 10,000 people watched the ceremony from giant screens.
Adding colour was the display of thousands of oil lamps set up for the occasion. Many turned up early to book vantage spots along the river bank.
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/National/20070520084254/Article/index_html
The ceremony started at 8.50pm with the arrival of Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak, and Raja Permaisuri of Perak, Tuanku Bainun, followed by Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah of Kedah and his consort Sultanah Haminah Hamidun.
Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah of Selangor was also present.
At 9pm, the couple, dressed in matching yellow songket attire, made their way into the Balairong Seri (Throne Room) and went up to the royal dais for the merenjis (blessing) ceremony.
To the strains of the nobat, the Sultan of Kedah and his consort started off the ceremony and they were followed by Sultan Azlan Shah and Tuanku Bainun. Next was the Sultan of Selangor followed by the eldest brother of the Sultan of Perak, Raja Datuk Seri Baharum Shah.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his deputy Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Najib’s wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and Tuanku Zara’s parents, Salim Davidson and Sharifah Azaliah Syed Omar Shahabudin, also took part in the ceremony.
The merenjis ceremony was marked by a seven-round gun salute.
There was also a 30-minute fireworks display, sponsored by the Chinese community in Perak, making it a colourful and fitting ending to the three-day wedding celebrations that began on Thursday with the marriage solemnisation ceremony.
Some 800 guests attended last night’s ceremony.
On Friday, Tuanku Zara was proclaimed Raja Puan Besar of Perak in another ceremony.
At the Arena Square in the heart of town, some 10,000 people watched the ceremony from giant screens.
Adding colour was the display of thousands of oil lamps set up for the occasion. Many turned up early to book vantage spots along the river bank.
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/National/20070520084254/Article/index_html
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