India's metal music fest; Hindus react (video)

What would middle-aged Hindus think of black speedmetal from King Diamond's Mercyful Fate? They like it but don't think Indians will understand [unless they're from Bangalore metal fest].

I went to India's metal festival -- pure Mayhem

(Karl Rock) Premiered April 3, 2023. India has its own extreme metal festival, and New Zealander Karl Rock went this year to see how it compares to other foreign music festivals.

Let's go backstage at the Bangalore Open Air Festival in the Indian state of Karnataka to see behind-the-scenes of Mayhem's pre-show prep.

The lineup also included death metal from Pestilence, Born of Osiris, Godless, Dying Embrace, Kryptos, and Amophia.

Follow the Bangalore Open Air Festival on Instagram to get details about the next festival instagram.com/bangaloreopenair.

Thinking of attending? There's more information available on the blog "Everything You Need To Know About Bangalore Open Air Festival" blog.karlrock.com

• VIDEO: India's Western-style Satanic metal music

Bangalore Open Air is India's premier hard rock and heavy metal music festival. It started in 2012 and has featured bands like Mayhem, Iced Earth, Napalm Death, and Marduk.

When your cellphone is pickpocketed, find it for sale at the night market

Bangalore Open Air is a music festival in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, that was founded in 2012 by Salman Syed. From thrash titans Kreator and Destruction to legendary heavy metal stalwarts Iced Earth and extreme metal luminaries like Mayhem, Rotting Christ, and Vader, Bangalore Open Air has been bringing legendary and cutting-edge acts to India for more than a decade.

The festival brings together 6,000 Indian metal music fans every year, and it's continually growing. With its combination of great music, good food, and a lively atmosphere, the Bangalore Open Air Festival is an experience not to be missed for anyone visiting the city.

• 00:00 India's biggest metal festival
• 00:25 Bangalore city overview
• 00:41 Do I listen to metal?
• 01:30 The bands
• 01:55 My favorite Indian metal band (Godless)
• 02:26 Why is there a metal festival in India? (Salman Syed interview)
• 04:04 Tour of the venue
• 05:38 What happens backstage?
• 06:57 Pestilence performing in India
• 07:24 Foreigners at the festival
• 07:41 What's the food like?
• 08:14 Meeting Indian metal fans
• 10:04 Backstage with Born of Osiris
• 11:16 Mayhem stage and backstage tour
• 12:46 Mayhem arrives backstage
• 13:27 Mayhem takes the stage
• 15:16 Should you attend next year?

Undercover in a stolen phone market in India

(Karl Rock) June 22, 2023. MUMBAI (Bombay), India: Karl went undercover in a stolen cellphone market in India. This is where stolen phones might end up. Pickpocket gangs steal them and fence them here, along with old phones from electronic recyclers. Fake Chinese iPhones are sold here, too. Avoid shopping at these black markets. And avoid pickpockets with these practical tips: Stay vigilant and be aware of surroundings. Pay attention to the people around. Stay alert in crowded areas, public transportation, tourist spots, and busy streets. Keep all valuables hidden: Avoid displaying valuable items such as expensive jewelry, cash, and flashy electronic devices. Put them in a secure place like a money belt, hidden pocket, or bag close to the body. Or leave them behind hidden in a hotel room. More

12 Discoveries Science Can't Explain (video)

Inforado, April 17, 2020; Sheldon S., Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

This photo shows a giant human footprint as large as a man. There were giants (asuras, titans)?

Scientists Can't Explain These 12 Mysteries

Even the most intelligent people in the world don’t know everything. We can spend our whole lives studying science and history, but there will still be things we’ll never understand -- and that the powers that be will not tell us. That doesn’t just go for new discoveries. It also covers objects and places that were created by our ancient ancestors. We may have drastically underestimated the abilities and level of intelligence of civilizations that came before us because all the things we’re about to see remain a mystery to all of the public experts who’ve ever studied them. The secrets experts in black budget projects probably know.

• There were giants all over the planet from ancient times
• Maps of the planet proceeded our current understanding
• Technology is far older than our recent inventions
• There are extraterrestrial influences on the planet
• There are carvings visible from the sky like the Nasca Lines -- in the middle of the Saudi Arabian desert in a lava field (Harat Kabar, the Bedouins call "the works of the elders")
• Maharashtra, India petroglyphs with out-of-place animals
• Czar Alexander I of Russia (1782) had a tub for giants...

Save the Cows

Daijiworld Media Network

BANGALORE, India – State Governor, H.R. Bharadhwaj advised saints and the sannyasis to exert pressure on the government to enact anti-cow slaughter legislation. He was speaking after inaugurating the World Peace Conference organized by Oswal Parishad in the city [Bangalore] on Sunday Jan. 17, 2010.

He laments that a blanket ban on the slaughter of cows has not yet been enforced in the country. He suspects this to be the fallout of the political equations of projecting enforcement of a ban on cow slaughter as a religious issue. As far as the conserving of cow breeds, politics should not have any say, he opined.

“Shunning of all kinds of violence [ahimsa] has been the crux of every religion. No one should talk lightly of other religions. We should develop high regard for every other religion. None of the religions in the world glorify violence. Still, Jainism is the only religion that has, since its inception, been vociferously upholding non-violence,” he felt.

Curtains to Tibet fest

Deccan Herald (India)

Palden Namgyal, Tenzin Choekyi, and Dawa Tsering presented a musical concert using traditional Tibetan instruments like the Yangchen and Dram-ngyen (string instruments). The trio played "The Enthronement of His Holiness" and "Grateful Parent."

The three-day cultural presentation of Tibet came to a close in a traditional manner with the dismantling of the mandala. The program was a way to silently protest the Red Army and present the peace-loving culture of Tibet to Bangaloreans [Bangalore, India].

Earlier in the day, the monk Namdak spoke on the Buddha and the Dalai Lama. Organizers of the event said there was an overwhelming response from Bangaloreans. “Everyday during the [event], there were more than hundreds of people who visited us during the program,” said Suresh Jayram, Curator of Rewa (50 years of hope). The program was supported by Asia Arts Network, an international granting body that supports art and culture. Source

Similar fest celebrating Himalayan cultures at California's Pacific Asia Museum (WQ)

• Visions of Enlightenment (PacificAsiaMuseum.org)
• Discovering Ganesha: Remover of Obstacles