"5. The procession in front of Universal Cars Ltd. Headed by supporters, then musicians heralding Ambassador of goodwill, seated inside car, finally train of Indians carrying sweet meats, and other materials."

This photograph shows a Chinese Peranakan wedding procession.This photograph is part of a series of 74 photographs documenting a Peranakan wedding held in Penang in 1951. Peranakans commissioned photographs to document their families and important life events such as marriages and deaths. They also commissioned photographs to record their involvement in business enterprises, and in social causes such as schools and academic societies, religious groups, and in community and cultural associations. With improvements in camera technology, it became possible to take photographs without the assistance of a studio in the first decades of the 20th century.

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"10. The procession of cars too headed by one carrying the Groom"

"3. 8.50 am Just put up red cloth on car - ready for procession. 1st trip goodwill."

A procession during Thaipusam

A devotee carrying a kavadi during a Thaipusam procession