One after the other, expensive and attractive camels and horses have come to the cattle fair in Pushkar, Rajasthan. But a buffalo has become the center of attraction in this fair. This buffalo baby is in discussion all over the world not only because of its huge size but also because of its many features. Not only this, the price of that animal can also surprise you. The price of this pada named Bhima is 24 crores. This is the third time that Bhima has participated in this fair. It has a bid of Rs 24 crore, but its owner says it is priceless to them and they only brought it for display, not to sell it at the fair.
Let us tell you that according to Jawahar Lal Jangid, a resident of Jodhpur, he has a pad named Bhima, whose value was kept by a family of Afghanistan for 24 crores, but he refused to sell Bhima. He said that Bhima was kept only for the purpose of preserving and breeding the Murrah caste. At the same time, he wants to expand his breed by providing Bhima semen to the shepherds. Jangid told that he had come to the Pushkar fair with Bhima in 2018 and 2019. Apart from this, he has participated in animal competitions at many places including Nagaur, Balotra, Dehradun. Bhima is 14 feet long and 6 feet wide. One and a half to two lakh rupees per month is spent on its maintenance.
The weight of 14 feet long and 6 feet high giant buffalo is about 1500 kg, one and a half to two lakh rupees are being spent per month on its maintenance and dosage. Arvind told that one kg ghee, half kg butter, 200 grams of honey, 25 liters of milk, one kg of cashew-almonds are fed to the buffalo every day.
Bhima’s weight increased by 200 kg in two years and the price increased by three crores. When Bhima was brought to the Pushkar fair for the second time in 2019, its weight was 1300 kg, while now its weight has increased to 1500 kg. Similarly, last time it was bid up to 21 crores. Now an offer of Rs 24 crore has been received, but the owner is not ready to sell even at this price.
Significantly, there is a great demand for Murrah buffaloes all over the world. The weight of the buffalo coming out of its semen is 40 to 50 kg at birth. In adulthood, it produces 20 to 30 liters of milk at a time. The cost of her 0.25 ml semen is around Rs 500. 0.25 ml of semen is filled in a straw like a refill of a pen. The owner of Bheem says that he sells 10,000 straws a year.