Che Puan Nina Karina and Tengku A'zran Abdul Jawaad

In an act of following Malay traditional rites, Che Puan Nina Karina and her husband, Tengku A’zran Abdul Jawaad recently hosted a ‘majlis melenggang perut’ – a customary baby shower performed to ensure that the mother delivers her first child safely and smoothly. A feast then followed at their residence, which was hosted by Tunku Puan Sri Dato’ Seri Jawahir and Tengku Tan Sri Azlan Abu Bakar, who welcomed royal dignitaries and relatives such as Tuanku Najihah Tunku Besar Burhanuddin, Tunku Dara Naquiah and Tunku Datuk Mudzaffar and Tunku Dato' Seri Nurul Hayati and Tunku Dato’ Seri Utama Naquiyuddin.

Photos: Shaffiq Farhan

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Photo 1 of 15 The Ustaz leading the 'doa selamat'
Photo 2 of 15 Puan Sri Mavis Masri and Tan Sri Azman Shah
Photo 3 of 15 The cutting of the coconut, a tradition which is said to dictate the gender of the baby
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Photo 5 of 15 Tuanku Najihah Tunku Besar Burhanuddin
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Photo 8 of 15 Tunku Nurul Hayati and Tunku Dato’ Seri Utama Naquiyuddin
Photo 9 of 15 Tunku Dara Naquiah and Tunku Datuk Mudzaffar
Photo 10 of 15 Tengku A'zran Abdul Jawaad, Tunku Khairul Naquiyudddin, Tunku Tarrant Imran and Tengku Aslahuddin Ja’afar
Photo 11 of 15 Puan Sri Dato’ Habibah Yusof and Datin Patsy Loh
Photo 12 of 15 Tunku Puan Sri Dato’ Seri Jawahir and Tengku Tan Sri Azlan Abu Bakar
Photo 13 of 15 Tunku Mohamed Alauddin Naquiyuddin and Puteri Badrinise Zakuan-Alauddin
Photo 14 of 15 Diana Nasimuddin and Nadia Nasimuddin
Photo 15 of 15 Che Puan Nina Karina and Tengku A'zran Abdul Jawaad