Sacred anklets, Ruwanwella

Kannaki Amman statue, Karativu

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

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

Kadadora Pattini Devale Diya Kabulumulla

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Palm leaf manuscript of Kannaki Valakkurai, Pattimettu Kannaki Amman Kovil

Pattini Amman’s anklets & ornaments, Ruwanwella

Li keli dance practice, Panama

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

Kannaki devotee, Omanthai

Ammanakei & Anklets, Mahiladitheevu

Mural, Kannaki Amman kovil, Thurai Neelavanai, Eastern Province

Kannaki Amman with retinue, Kopay

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

Processing with Pattini Amman’s ornaments, Ruwanwella

Kannaki Amman statue, Kurunji Nagar, Eastern Province

Pattini devotee, Panama

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

Sculptural relief, Kannaki Amman kovil, Karativu

Kavadi dancing, Panama beach

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

On way to Diya Kapeema, Kabulumulla

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

Sacred water with kohomba & turmeric, Panama

Group blessing, Ambepussa Pattini Devale

Madai to Kannaki Amman, Koraveli

Procession, Pattini devale, Panama, Eastern Province

Pattini devotee, Panama

Kannaki Amman statue on kovil rooftop, Puthukuduirappu, Eastern Province

Kalaiyadal, Kannaki Amman festival, 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