Li keli dance practice, Panama

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

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

Pattini devotee, Panama

On way to Diya Kapeema, Kabulumulla

Kavadi dancing, Panama beach

Mural, Kannaki Amman kovil, Thurai Neelavanai, Eastern Province

Ammanakei & Anklets, Mahiladitheevu

Sculptural relief, Kannaki Amman kovil, Karativu

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

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Kadadora Pattini Devale Diya Kabulumulla

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

Kannaki devotee, Omanthai

Sacred anklets, Ruwanwella

Kalaiyadal, Kannaki Amman festival, Koraveli

Madai to Kannaki Amman, Koraveli

Kannaki Amman with retinue, Kopay

Group blessing, Ambepussa Pattini Devale

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

Kannaki Amman statue, Karativu

Procession, Pattini devale, Panama, Eastern Province

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

Pattini Amman’s anklets & ornaments, Ruwanwella

Sacred water with kohomba & turmeric, Panama

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

Kannaki Amman statue on kovil rooftop, Puthukuduirappu, Eastern Province

Kannaki Amman statue, Kurunji Nagar, Eastern Province

Palm leaf manuscript of Kannaki Valakkurai, Pattimettu Kannaki Amman Kovil

Processing with Pattini Amman’s ornaments, Ruwanwella

Pattini devotee, Panama

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