Religion
Almost all of the Andhra Muslims are Sunni, and follow the Hanafi school of Islamic Jurisprudence. Nevertheless, some Shia practices like Rajab (Imam Jafar Sadiq) Ke Kunde / Kheer Pooriyan and fire-walk during Muharram are prevalent among an insignificant few. Machilipatnam also known as Bandar, a town in Krishna District has the second largest Shia population in Andhra Pradesh after Hyderabad, though.
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