Sculptural relief, Kannaki Amman kovil, Karativu

Kannaki Amman statue on kovil rooftop, Puthukuduirappu, Eastern Province

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

Kavadi dancing, Panama beach

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Ammanakei & Anklets, Mahiladitheevu

Sacred anklets, Ruwanwella

Kadadora Pattini Devale Diya Kabulumulla

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

Kalaiyadal, Kannaki Amman festival, Koraveli

On way to Diya Kapeema, Kabulumulla

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

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

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

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

Group blessing, Ambepussa Pattini Devale

Processing with Pattini Amman’s ornaments, Ruwanwella

Palm leaf manuscript of Kannaki Valakkurai, Pattimettu Kannaki Amman Kovil

Li keli dance practice, Panama

Sacred water with kohomba & turmeric, Panama

Procession, Pattini devale, Panama, Eastern Province

Mural, Kannaki Amman kovil, Thurai Neelavanai, Eastern Province

Kannaki Amman with retinue, Kopay

Kannaki Amman statue, Kurunji Nagar, Eastern Province

Kannaki devotee, Omanthai

Pattini devotee, Panama

Pattini devotee, Panama

Pattini Amman’s anklets & ornaments, Ruwanwella

Madai to Kannaki Amman, Koraveli

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

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Kannaki Amman statue, Karativu