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The crocodiles of Mangho Pir

At the shrine of the 13th-century Sufi Mangho Pir near Karachi, sacred mugger crocodiles are fed by devotees; legend says they grew from lice of the saint Baba Farid (date approximate).

1250 CE · 24.95, 67.04 · status: legend

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Manghopir
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