Sacred water with kohomba & turmeric, Panama

Pattini Amman’s anklets & ornaments, Ruwanwella

Mural, Kannaki Amman kovil, Thurai Neelavanai, Eastern Province

Madai to Kannaki Amman, Koraveli

Li keli dance practice, Panama

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

Kavadi dancing, Panama beach

Palm leaf manuscript of Kannaki Valakkurai, Pattimettu Kannaki Amman Kovil

Kannaki Amman statue, Kurunji Nagar, Eastern Province

Sacred anklets, Ruwanwella

On way to Diya Kapeema, Kabulumulla

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

Kannaki Amman with retinue, Kopay

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 Amman statue, Karativu

Kannaki Amman statue on kovil rooftop, Puthukuduirappu, Eastern Province

Group blessing, Ambepussa Pattini Devale

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

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

Kadadora Pattini Devale Diya Kabulumulla

Sculptural relief, Kannaki Amman kovil, Karativu

Ammanakei & Anklets, Mahiladitheevu

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

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Kannaki devotee, Omanthai

Pattini devotee, Panama

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Kalaiyadal, Kannaki Amman festival, Koraveli

Processing with Pattini Amman’s ornaments, Ruwanwella

Procession, Pattini devale, Panama, Eastern Province

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

Pattini devotee, Panama