Kannaki Amman statue, Kurunji Nagar, Eastern Province

Kannaki devotee, Omanthai

Mural, Kannaki Amman kovil, Thurai Neelavanai, Eastern Province

‘May the blessings of the anklet be with you!’ Ruwanwella

Kannaki Amman with retinue, Kopay

Processing with Pattini Amman’s ornaments, Ruwanwella

On way to Diya Kapeema, Kabulumulla

Image of the goddess, Kannaki Amman kovil, Manchanthudawai, Eastern Province

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Sacred anklets, Ruwanwella

Sacred water with kohomba & turmeric, Panama

Ammanakei & Anklets, Mahiladitheevu

Kadadora Pattini Devale Diya Kabulumulla

Pattini Amman’s anklets & ornaments, Ruwanwella

Kannaki Amman statue on kovil rooftop, Puthukuduirappu, Eastern Province

Sculptural relief, Kannaki Amman kovil, Karativu

Devotee at the Door Opening ceremony of the annual Kannaki Amman festival, Manchanthudawai, Eastern Province

Mother helps daughter roll on the ground three times around the Pattini shrine, to prove her devotion to the goddess so she may grant her fertility. Pattini devale, Panama

Procession, Pattini devale, Panama, Eastern Province

Kavadi dancing, Panama beach

Palm leaf manuscript of Kannaki Valakkurai, Pattimettu Kannaki Amman Kovil

Pattini devotee, Panama

Group blessing, Ambepussa Pattini Devale

Kap Situweema ritual at the Pattini devale at the Dalada Maligawa (Temple of Buddha’s tooth relic), Kandy

Kalaiyadal, Kannaki Amman festival, Koraveli

Making (or fulfilling) a vow, Pattini Amma devotees, Panama, Eastern Province

Madai to Kannaki Amman, Koraveli

Pattini devotee, Panama

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Li keli dance practice, Panama

Child being blessed with anklet by ritual practitioner, Ruwanwella, Sabaragamuwa Province

Kannaki Amman statue, Karativu