Thousands of people from various villages in Shikaripur taluk paid homage to their beloved bull ‘Esuru Dange’ (Esuru revolt), treating it on par with a martyr, by holding the national flag during the funeral procession in Esuru village on Friday.
According to the villagers, the bull had taken part in bull race events held in various districts across the state and had emerged as the winner many times.
The people of the taluk had become fond of the bull as it had brought honour to the region through its performance in those bull races and had rarely suffered defeat. The death of the bull on March 4 devastated the villagers of the taluk.
The owner of the bull is Prashanth, a dentist who is also the Vice President of the State Halu Matha Maha Sabha. Manju was the caretaker of the bull in the village.
To honour their beloved bull, the villagers carried it in a procession while holding the national flag before it was buried in the farm of Manju in the village.
Women performed puja to the bull which had been decorated with garlands.
It may be recalled that Esuru was the first village in the country to form an independent government in 1942, much before the nation gained independence from British rule in 1947.
(Published 05 March 2021, 18:43 IST)
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