, a six-year-old bull who is the apple of the eye of Kerimattihalli village of Haveri district in Karnataka){kind=link}
A celebrity having hundreds and thousands of fans is no big deal. But have you ever heard of a bull having fans? Well, that sure is the case in Karnataka.
Meet Rakshasa (meaning Demon), a 6-year-old bull who is the apple of the eye of Kerimattihalli village of Haveri district, Karnataka. This bull is so famous that on his birthday ‘fans’ donated blood.
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That’s right! The bull’s birthday was celebrated with zeal and colours by cutting a cake and hosting a feast for more than 100 people who came to ‘greet’ him. Since the bull is a celebrity in this area, a blood donation camp was organized and people happily volunteered to donate blood.
54 volunteers donated blood to Veerapura hospital’s blood bank. There were banners all around the village and near highways wishing the bull and the animal were dressed in bright colours for his special day.
TOI
Lingaraj and his friends bought the bull when he was still a little calf. A group of six young men pooled in 1 lakh rupees and bought him home. They take turns and look after the creature with affection. Prakash, Malthesh, Karbasu, Siddu and Basavaraj are the other 5 owners of the bull.
All the friends have other jobs like cable tv operator, LPG dealer, farmer, shopkeeper and such things. They took such good care of the animal that within a year, the man who sold the calf to them asked if they are willing to sell it back for seven lakh rupees which they denied.
Well, talk about being famous.