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

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

Processing with Pattini Amman’s ornaments, Ruwanwella

Kavadi dancing, Panama beach

Kannaki Amman statue on kovil rooftop, Puthukuduirappu, Eastern Province

Mural, Kannaki Amman kovil, Thurai Neelavanai, Eastern Province

On way to Diya Kapeema, Kabulumulla

Kannaki devotee, Omanthai

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

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

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

Sculptural relief, Kannaki Amman kovil, Karativu

Li keli dance practice, Panama

Pattini devotee, Panama

Kannaki Amman statue, Karativu

Ammanakei & Anklets, Mahiladitheevu

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

Sacred anklets, Ruwanwella

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

Kadadora Pattini Devale Diya Kabulumulla

Kannaki Amman with retinue, Kopay

Sacred water with kohomba & turmeric, Panama

Pattini Amman’s anklets & ornaments, Ruwanwella

Group blessing, Ambepussa Pattini Devale

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Kalaiyadal, Kannaki Amman festival, Koraveli

Pattini devotee, Panama

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

Madai to Kannaki Amman, Koraveli

Kannaki Amman statue, Kurunji Nagar, Eastern Province

Palm leaf manuscript of Kannaki Valakkurai, Pattimettu Kannaki Amman Kovil

Procession, Pattini devale, Panama, Eastern Province