Pattini Amman’s anklets & ornaments, Ruwanwella

Pattini devotee, Panama

Kannaki Amman statue, Kurunji Nagar, Eastern Province

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

Kannaki Amman statue, Karativu

Pattini devotee, Panama

Group blessing, Ambepussa Pattini Devale

Palm leaf manuscript of Kannaki Valakkurai, Pattimettu Kannaki Amman Kovil

Kannaki devotee, Omanthai

Mural, Kannaki Amman kovil, Thurai Neelavanai, Eastern Province

Kannaki Amman with retinue, Kopay

Ammanakei & Anklets, Mahiladitheevu

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

Sacred anklets, Ruwanwella

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

Li keli dance practice, Panama

Processing with Pattini Amman’s ornaments, 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

Kavadi dancing, Panama beach

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

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

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

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

On way to Diya Kapeema, Kabulumulla

Sacred water with kohomba & turmeric, Panama

Kannaki Amman statue on kovil rooftop, Puthukuduirappu, Eastern Province

Sculptural relief, Kannaki Amman kovil, Karativu

Kadadora Pattini Devale Diya Kabulumulla

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

Procession, Pattini devale, Panama, Eastern Province

Kalaiyadal, Kannaki Amman festival, Koraveli

Madai to Kannaki Amman, Koraveli