During my morning walk saw this Bull Buffalo.
Took me back almost 60 years plus down the memory lane. A Time when I was growing up in villages.
Rich land lords often reared 
(bull buffalo) for mating.
Another aspect for keeping such creatures, which was of great prestige was bull buffalo fights in Dushera Maidan on Dushera Day.
Months before the Dushera, bull buffalo was not released for mating.
Given special diet worth hundreds of rupees per day. All to prepare the bull for Dushera fights. ( SPCA did not exist those days.)
For the land lord honour of winning the bull fight was all that mattered.
Money spent was of no consiquence.
I hvae no ideaif such fights taking olace on Dushera day any where in Nagpur. Would be interesting to witness one after so many years.
Bull Buffalo -Morning Walk sighting.i
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