American YouTuber Tyler Oliveira has found himself at the centre of the Internet's fury after his video allegedly depicted the Gorehabba festival, a cow dung-flinging ritual in a remote Indian village, in a negative light.

In the Gorehabba festival of Karnataka's Gumatapura, villagers hurl dried cow dung at each other as part of a post-Diwali tradition. Oliveira was criticised for ignoring the significance behind the ritual and was branded as a “racist”. Also Read | Cockroach ‘hanged to death’: Air India's cabin defect log entry goes viral

In a now-deleted post, Oliveira shared a picture of himself in a hazmat suit and goggles covered in brown smears following the event.

“ Happy Diwali ! Yes, I went to India’s poop throwing festival. It was the s**tiest experience of my life. I

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