Caretaker Khalifa Sajad feeds a crocodile with sweets at the Sufi shrine of Hasan-al-Maroof Sultan Manghopir during the Sheedi Mela, or crocodile festival, on the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan on Sunday. /VCG Photo

The Sheedi Mela is an annual spiritual festival in Manghopir neighborhood of Gadap Town in Karachi, Pakistan. /VCG Photo

It is the most important event in the cultural calendar of the Sheedi community—a community of African-descended Pakistanis. It is held every year at the shrine of Manghopir, usually in the summer, for four days, with the exact dates decided upon by the community leaders. /VCG Photo