 The majority of Kists adhere to religion made up of syncretized Sunni Muslim beliefs with animistic folk religion.Small pockets of Christian Kists still remain in Pankisi, Tusheti and Kakheti.To this day, the Kists worship the Khevsur sacred places ("jvari") and make sacrifices to the Anatori jvari near the Khevsureti village of Shatili, which is located at the Georgian-Chechen border.