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The couple married in a lavish ceremony on Saturday at the luxury Aman-i-Khas resort in Rajasthan, India, before jetting off on their honeymoon yesterday, and Russell hopes the couple will be able to make their way through the ancient Indian sex guide.

The comedian joked he would spend the next few days “taking Katy through the Kama Sutra”.

After posting identical messages on their twitter saying: “WE DID!” the newlyweds boarded a private jet at Jaipur airport on Katy’s 26th birthday yesterday and were believed to be en route to the Maldives.

A spokeswoman for Russell said: “They have gone off on their own. This is a special time for them now.”

A friend of the pair added: “Where they’re going is out of the way and they can just relax on the beach, enjoy each other’s company and get massages with no other distractions.”

Meanwhile, it has been reported the couple have run into trouble over their exit from the Aman-i-Khas resort after they reportedly left on a helicopter booked for airlifting a patient.

But Ravi Kumar, District Collector for the region of Sawai Madhopur, rubbished the claims, saying: “I gave permission for special landing of the helicopter to the hotel administration as they need to shift a patient to Jaipur. I am not concerned about who was travelling with the patient.”

A complaint was also filed against six people including Katy and Russell for violating the Wildlife Protection Act through sound pollution caused by fire crackers and loud music during the marriage ceremony.

British comedian Russell Brand and pop singer Katy Perry married on Saturday in a closely guarded traditional Hindu ceremony at an exclusive hotel resort in India’s Rajasthan.

While the festivities commenced on the grounds of the Amaan-i-Khas resort in the deeply wooded Ranthambore National Park, a tiger reserve some 100 kilometers south of the fort city of Jaipur, the world’s media strained to catch a glimpse.

As the sounds of traditional Rajasthani music drifted from the dozen specially erected tents across the moonlit resort, over 80 international journalists, including 15 British photographers, jostled for space with their telephoto lenses at the gates of the complex, more than 150 meters away.

Private security guards, black screens and a mobile phone ban ensured a veil of secrecy over the wedding after exclusive publicity rights were sold to a London magazine.

“The wedding rituals began around 7 p.m. (9:30 a.m. EDT) and have now (been) completed,” Kajod Mal, a local police officer, told Reuters by telephone from Kotwali town, close to the wedding venue. “We sent some of our men there for security.”

Brand, who has been seen with henna patterns on his hands, arrived on a decorated horse for the wedding, flanked by camels and elephants, the Press Trust of India news agency reported.

Other reports said Barbadian pop star Rihanna played the maid of honor as a priest chanted Hindu hymns around a sacred fire.

As the sun set through the early evening, the guests, who are staying at two nearby resorts, arrived in cars with blacked-out windows. British singer-songwriter Noel Gallagher was reported to be attending the ceremony, as well as Brand’s close friend television presenter Jonathan Ross.

The couple, who landed in Mumbai on Thursday, reportedly chose the resort for their wedding after Brand proposed to Perry at the same location last December. Perry wore an Indian bridal nose ring as she passed through the airport.

On Friday, a Reuters witness said four photographers were attacked by a member of Brand’s security detail while trying to take pictures of the groom-to-be on a safari trip.

One of the actor’s bodyguards smashed camera equipment and injured one of the photographers before taking the keys to their vehicle, leaving them stranded in the tiger reserve.

The couple – who have been dating since September 2009 – have sent out invitations to their friends and family for the ceremony, which will take place in India later this month.

The white embossed cards said: “Meet you in Delhi in October. Dates to follow. Please allow seven days for this event.”

The pair – who got engaged at the Taj Rambagh Palace hotel in Jaipur on New Year’s Eve last year and were blessed in a spiritual ceremony in the country days later – are reportedly planning a Hollywood-meets-Bollywood theme and have enlisted celebrity wedding planner Mindy Weiss to arrange their big day.

A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “Expect the most vibrant wedding of the year. It will be a mix of traditional Hollywood glamour with Katy’s hair and dress, plus Indian touches like henna art on her hands and feet, an Indian tiara and hair brooches.

“About 75 to 100 guests will be staying at a resort in India and the ceremony is going to be held at an ashram.”

And guests at the glitzy bash will include comedian David Walliams, singers Morrissey and Rihanna, rocker Noel Gallagher and presenter Jonathan Ross.