World Scene: India

Lesbian 'marriage' beside Taj

Two young Swedish women tied the knot at the weekend in the first known lesbian "marriage" beside the Taj Mahal, India's ethereal monument to love, local newspapers said yesterday.

The happy couple, known only as Sandra and Sarah, followed Hindu rituals during the ceremony which was conducted by a priest at the Mahadeva Shiva temple close to the Taj in the town of Agra.