Chidambar Jayantiin Belagavi

The city, which has a legacy of Indo-French marriages, welcomed an American bride, when Tara Byars tied the knot with Deepak Murali in a traditional Tamil wedding ceremony here on Friday.

With the bride's mother Tammi Truman and a group of close friends flying in from the US to join the ceremonies, the wedding turned out to be a celebration of two cultures.

People from all walks of life, including a host of dignitaries, turned up for the wedding and the reception hosted on Thursday.