An Israeli couple was fined for kissing at an Indian holy site. A court in the Hindu town of Pushkar fined the couple $23 this week for sacrilege. They had undergone an Indian wedding ceremony earlier this month and outraged the administering holy man by kissing at its conclusion.
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