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

On way to Diya Kapeema, Kabulumulla

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern 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

Madai to Kannaki Amman, Koraveli

Kannaki Amman with retinue, Kopay

Kadadora Pattini Devale Diya Kabulumulla

Sculptural relief, Kannaki Amman kovil, Karativu

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

Pattini devotee, Panama

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

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Group blessing, Ambepussa Pattini Devale

Kannaki devotee, Omanthai

Pattini Amman’s anklets & ornaments, Ruwanwella

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

Li keli dance practice, Panama

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

Sacred water with kohomba & turmeric, Panama

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

Kannaki Amman statue, Karativu

Ammanakei & Anklets, Mahiladitheevu

Procession, Pattini devale, Panama, Eastern Province

Sacred anklets, Ruwanwella

Pattini devotee, Panama

Palm leaf manuscript of Kannaki Valakkurai, Pattimettu Kannaki Amman Kovil

Kalaiyadal, Kannaki Amman festival, Koraveli

Processing with Pattini Amman’s ornaments, Ruwanwella

Kavadi dancing, Panama beach

Kannaki Amman statue, Kurunji Nagar, Eastern Province

Mural, Kannaki Amman kovil, Thurai Neelavanai, Eastern Province

Kannaki Amman statue on kovil rooftop, Puthukuduirappu, Eastern Province