Procession, Pattini devale, Panama, Eastern Province

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

Group blessing, Ambepussa Pattini Devale

Kannaki Amman with retinue, Kopay

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

Kannaki Amman statue on kovil rooftop, Puthukuduirappu, Eastern Province

Sacred anklets, Ruwanwella

Sacred water with kohomba & turmeric, Panama

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

Li keli dance practice, Panama

Kadadora Pattini Devale Diya Kabulumulla

Sculptural relief, Kannaki Amman kovil, Karativu

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

Processing with Pattini Amman’s ornaments, Ruwanwella

Kalaiyadal, Kannaki Amman festival, Koraveli

Kannaki Amman statue, Kurunji Nagar, 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

On way to Diya Kapeema, Kabulumulla

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Ammanakei & Anklets, Mahiladitheevu

Kannaki Amman statue, Karativu

Palm leaf manuscript of Kannaki Valakkurai, Pattimettu Kannaki Amman Kovil

Madai to Kannaki Amman, Koraveli

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Pattini devotee, Panama

Kannaki devotee, Omanthai

Pattini devotee, Panama

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

Kavadi dancing, Panama beach

Pattini Amman’s anklets & ornaments, Ruwanwella

Mural, Kannaki Amman kovil, Thurai Neelavanai, Eastern Province

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