Katy, Russell leave for honeymoon

After their Indian wedding in India, Russell Brand and Katy Perry Monday left on their honeymoon.

JAIPUR: After their Indian wedding in Rajasthan's Ranthambore national park, English comedian Russell Brand and American singer Katy Perry Monday left on their honeymoon.

"The newly-weds have gone to Male by a chartered flight from Jaipur for their honeymoon," a source in the Aman-i-Khás resort in Ranthambore, where the couple was staying since Oct 20, told IANS.

The couple had booked Aman-i-Khás and other nearby hotels for their 85 guests.

A source in Jaipur airport said a chartered flight carrying Russell and Katy had taken off at around 3:15pm.

Russell and Katy had a Hindu ritualistic wedding Saturday amid chanting of Vedic mantras. They took seven rounds of a fire to tie their nuptial knots.

"They thoroughly enjoyed the wedding party and their stay here and have told us that they would love to return here," the source in the resort said.

"Except for a tiger trying to gate-crash the party, the wedding went off as per the plan," the source said.

Tiger troubles

"A tiger known as T24 gate-crashed the wedding venue with a prey around midnight on October 23 when the celebrations were on. The guards had a difficult time shooing it away," a security guard at the Aman-i-Khás resort said.

"The tiger was only 50-75 feet away from the party venue when my colleagues managed to frighten him away," the guard said.

The particular tiger has been spotted in the past near the resort, he said. A few days back he was seen with a prey - a "neel gai"

Though forest officials are tight lipped over the incident, the guard said that it seems that the tiger was attracted to the resort seeing the lights and smell of food.

"Variety of dishes, including traditional Rajasthani, continental and Chinese food, were cooked for the guests," he added.

Ranthambore is known for its tigers and is one of the best places in India to see these majestic predators in the jungle.

Paparazzi problems

The high-profile wedding ran into problems when paparazzi clashed with minders during a safari trip to Ranthambore.

The photographers claimed that a member of the actor's entourage came up to their vehicle and punched the driver in the face. They also took away the keys of the photographers' vehicle.

But the offending security staff later visited a police station and offered apologies to the photographers.