Pattini Amman’s anklets & ornaments, Ruwanwella

Sacred water with kohomba & turmeric, Panama

Kannaki Amman statue, Kurunji Nagar, Eastern Province

Pattini devotee, Panama

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Kadadora Pattini Devale Diya Kabulumulla

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

Li keli dance practice, Panama

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

Ammanakei & Anklets, Mahiladitheevu

Pattini devotee, Panama

Sacred anklets, Ruwanwella

Group blessing, Ambepussa Pattini Devale

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Procession, Pattini devale, Panama, Eastern Province

Mural, Kannaki Amman kovil, Thurai Neelavanai, Eastern Province

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

Kalaiyadal, Kannaki Amman festival, Koraveli

Sculptural relief, Kannaki Amman kovil, Karativu

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

Madai to Kannaki Amman, Koraveli

Palm leaf manuscript of Kannaki Valakkurai, Pattimettu Kannaki Amman Kovil

Kannaki devotee, Omanthai

On way to Diya Kapeema, Kabulumulla

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

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

Processing with Pattini Amman’s ornaments, Ruwanwella

Kannaki Amman with retinue, Kopay

Kavadi dancing, Panama beach

Kannaki Amman statue, Karativu

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