Sacred water with kohomba & turmeric, Panama

Kannaki Amman with retinue, Kopay

Mural, Kannaki Amman kovil, Thurai Neelavanai, Eastern Province

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

Kalaiyadal, Kannaki Amman festival, Koraveli

Li keli dance practice, Panama

Kavadi dancing, Panama beach

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

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

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Pattini devotee, Panama

Procession, Pattini devale, Panama, Eastern Province

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

Sacred anklets, Ruwanwella

Kannaki devotee, Omanthai

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

Pattini Amman’s anklets & ornaments, Ruwanwella

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Madai to Kannaki Amman, Koraveli

Sculptural relief, Kannaki Amman kovil, Karativu

Pattini devotee, Panama

Kannaki Amman statue, Kurunji Nagar, Eastern Province

Palm leaf manuscript of Kannaki Valakkurai, Pattimettu Kannaki Amman Kovil

Kannaki Amman statue on kovil rooftop, Puthukuduirappu, Eastern Province

Kannaki Amman statue, Karativu

Kadadora Pattini Devale Diya Kabulumulla

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

Processing with Pattini Amman’s ornaments, Ruwanwella

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

Group blessing, Ambepussa Pattini Devale

Ammanakei & Anklets, Mahiladitheevu

On way to Diya Kapeema, Kabulumulla