Dipika Pallikal and Dinesh Karthik marry in a traditional Telugu ceremony in Chennai

After the Christian wedding of squash champion Dipika Pallikal and cricketer Dinesh Karthik came the Telugu ceremony. This happened a day after the mehendi and was a private affair in Chennai.
The pretty bride was dressed in a yellow sari and traditional jadai alangaram and Dinesh wore a silk kurta and panchakacham. All the rituals were followed, and Dinesh even took the Kasi Yatra, amidst loud cheers.He just stepped out for that formality and again got back into the hall. Dipika was accompanied by her mother, her friends and Dinesh’s family members onto the stage, where Dinesh tied the mangalsutra around her neck.
From among his cricketing friends, only Lakshmipathy Balaji and Badrinath attended the wedding. Squash player Saurav Ghosal was not just a guest, he also stood by Dipika’s family throughout the ceremony. The couple’s friends were colour co-ordinated; while all of the groom’s friends wore blue shirts, Dipika’s friends turned up in red saris.