American YouTuber Faces Backlash After Filming Traditional Karnataka Cow Dung Festival: Cultural Controversy Explained

Oct 27, 2025 05:20 pm CST

An American YouTuber's controversial filming of Karnataka's traditional Gorehabba festival has sparked outrage across social media. Tyler Oliveira's videos showing the sacred cow dung throwing ritual during Diwali celebrations have been criticized for cultural insensitivity and misrepresenting the religious significance of this ancient purification ceremony. While the content creator defends his actions as non-racist documentation, many Indian viewers argue he deliberately portrayed their tradition as bizarre for Western entertainment.