Sacred anklets, Ruwanwella

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

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

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

Pattini devotee, Panama

Pattini Amman’s anklets & ornaments, Ruwanwella

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

Kavadi dancing, Panama beach

Madai to Kannaki Amman, Koraveli

Ammanakei & Anklets, Mahiladitheevu

Kannaki Amman statue, Kurunji Nagar, Eastern Province

Group blessing, Ambepussa Pattini Devale

Sacred water with kohomba & turmeric, Panama

Pattini devotee, Panama

Processing with Pattini Amman’s ornaments, Ruwanwella

Procession, Pattini devale, Panama, Eastern Province

Sculptural relief, Kannaki Amman kovil, Karativu

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

Kannaki devotee, Omanthai

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

Kadadora Pattini Devale Diya Kabulumulla

Kalaiyadal, Kannaki Amman festival, Koraveli

Kannaki Amman with retinue, Kopay

Kannaki Amman statue, Karativu

Mural, Kannaki Amman kovil, Thurai Neelavanai, Eastern Province

Palm leaf manuscript of Kannaki Valakkurai, Pattimettu Kannaki Amman Kovil

Li keli dance practice, Panama

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

Kannaki Amman statue on kovil rooftop, Puthukuduirappu, Eastern Province

On way to Diya Kapeema, Kabulumulla

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

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