Kalaiyadal, Kannaki Amman festival, Koraveli

Kannaki Amman statue, Kurunji Nagar, Eastern Province

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

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

Kannaki Amman statue on kovil rooftop, Puthukuduirappu, Eastern Province

Kannaki devotee, Omanthai

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

Mural, Kannaki Amman kovil, Thurai Neelavanai, Eastern Province

Kavadi dancing, Panama beach

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

Palm leaf manuscript of Kannaki Valakkurai, Pattimettu Kannaki Amman Kovil

Pattini devotee, Panama

Sculptural relief, Kannaki Amman kovil, Karativu

Ammanakei & Anklets, Mahiladitheevu

On way to Diya Kapeema, Kabulumulla

Sacred water with kohomba & turmeric, Panama

Procession, Pattini devale, Panama, Eastern Province

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

Sacred anklets, Ruwanwella

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

Pattini devotee, Panama

Pattini Amman’s anklets & ornaments, Ruwanwella

Group blessing, Ambepussa Pattini Devale

Madai to Kannaki Amman, Koraveli

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

Kadadora Pattini Devale Diya Kabulumulla

Processing with Pattini Amman’s ornaments, Ruwanwella

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Kannaki Amman statue, Karativu

Kannaki Amman with retinue, Kopay

Li keli dance practice, Panama