Tamil Nadu: The India couple who found love at mental health institute

Mahendran and Deepa were strangers erstwhile they met astatine the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) successful the confederate Indian metropolis of Chennai successful 2020.

But implicit months, they got to cognize each different amended and fell successful love.

Now the mates is happily joined - marking the archetypal wedding betwixt patients astatine the 228-year-old intelligence wellness centre.

The ceremony, which took spot successful October astatine a temple wrong the institute, was attended by ministers and lawmakers of Tamil Nadu state.

Dr Poorna Chandrika, the manager of IMH, says it was similar a "family marriage" for them.

“This was their determination and we are precise happy."

Video by Jayakumar Sudandhirapandiyan for BBC Tamil