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

Pattini Amman’s anklets & ornaments, Ruwanwella

Kavadi dancing, Panama beach

Kannaki Amman statue, Karativu

Kadadora Pattini Devale Diya Kabulumulla

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

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

Li keli dance practice, Panama

Pattini devotee, Panama

Sacred water with kohomba & turmeric, Panama

On way to Diya Kapeema, Kabulumulla

Sacred anklets, Ruwanwella

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

Processing with Pattini Amman’s ornaments, Ruwanwella

Mural, Kannaki Amman kovil, Thurai Neelavanai, Eastern Province

Kannaki Amman with retinue, Kopay

Kannaki devotee, Omanthai

Sculptural relief, Kannaki Amman kovil, Karativu

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

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

Kannaki Amman statue on kovil rooftop, Puthukuduirappu, Eastern Province

Group blessing, Ambepussa Pattini Devale

Procession, Pattini devale, Panama, Eastern Province

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

Kannaki Amman statue, Kurunji Nagar, Eastern Province

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Kalaiyadal, Kannaki Amman festival, Koraveli

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Madai to Kannaki Amman, Koraveli

Palm leaf manuscript of Kannaki Valakkurai, Pattimettu Kannaki Amman Kovil

Pattini devotee, Panama

Ammanakei & Anklets, Mahiladitheevu