Group blessing, Ambepussa Pattini Devale

Kannaki Amman statue, Karativu

Processing with Pattini Amman’s ornaments, Ruwanwella

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

Kalaiyadal, Kannaki Amman festival, Koraveli

Procession, Pattini devale, Panama, Eastern Province

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

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

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

Sacred water with kohomba & turmeric, Panama

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Pattini devotee, Panama

Sacred anklets, Ruwanwella

Kadadora Pattini Devale Diya Kabulumulla

Sculptural relief, Kannaki Amman kovil, Karativu

Pattini devotee, Panama

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

Kavadi dancing, Panama beach

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

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

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

Palm leaf manuscript of Kannaki Valakkurai, Pattimettu Kannaki Amman Kovil

Kannaki devotee, Omanthai

Li keli dance practice, Panama

Ammanakei & Anklets, Mahiladitheevu

Mural, Kannaki Amman kovil, Thurai Neelavanai, Eastern Province

On way to Diya Kapeema, Kabulumulla

Kannaki Amman with retinue, Kopay

Kannaki Amman statue on kovil rooftop, Puthukuduirappu, Eastern Province

Pattini Amman’s anklets & ornaments, Ruwanwella

Madai to Kannaki Amman, Koraveli

Kannaki Amman statue, Kurunji Nagar, Eastern Province