Pattini devotee, Panama

Palm leaf manuscript of Kannaki Valakkurai, Pattimettu Kannaki Amman Kovil

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

On way to Diya Kapeema, Kabulumulla

Kannaki Amman statue on kovil rooftop, Puthukuduirappu, Eastern Province

Mural, Kannaki Amman kovil, Thurai Neelavanai, Eastern Province

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

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Processing with Pattini Amman’s ornaments, Ruwanwella

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

Pattini Amman’s anklets & ornaments, Ruwanwella

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

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

Ammanakei & Anklets, Mahiladitheevu

Pattini devotee, Panama

Kannaki Amman statue, Karativu

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

Procession, Pattini devale, Panama, Eastern Province

Li keli dance practice, Panama

Madai to Kannaki Amman, Koraveli

Sacred anklets, Ruwanwella

Kannaki devotee, Omanthai

Kadadora Pattini Devale Diya Kabulumulla

Kavadi dancing, Panama beach

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Kannaki Amman statue, Kurunji Nagar, Eastern Province

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

Kalaiyadal, Kannaki Amman festival, Koraveli

Sculptural relief, Kannaki Amman kovil, Karativu

Sacred water with kohomba & turmeric, Panama

Kannaki Amman with retinue, Kopay

Group blessing, Ambepussa Pattini Devale