An Israeli couple who went to India to get married, wound up getting a fine for kissing and embracing in the country which is known for the sexual practice of kama-sutra but also strict rules on public displays of affection.

The couple were fined $500-Indian rupees (U.S. $11) each for embracing and kissing after tying the knot in the Hindu holy town of Pushkar in northwestern India, the Asian Age newspaper reported Wednesday.

According to the paper, it was the priests of the ceremony who blew the whistle on the couple after they became disturbed that the man and woman kissed and hugged throughout the ceremony. The priests filed a formal complaint with the local police department and it was then the couple was cited for the act.

"We will not tolerate any cultural pollution of this sort," says an attending priest, Ladoo Ram Sharma.