Hyderabad, April 15 -- A video that emerged from Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district has caused controversy and fanned mass outrage, depicting a group of men taunting Muslim religious garments and customs at a local festival.

The incident took place in Venur, which falls under Beltangadi taluk, during the Purusarakatte festival celebrated every year. In a clip which went viral, participants were dressed in Muslim religious attire and women's dresses, dancing in a way viewed as derogatory and deliberately offending the Muslim population.

In the undated video, the men also seemed to mock religious traditions and symbols, causing a commotion during the procession, eyewitnesses said. What also raised eyebrows was the waving of a flag of t...