Kannaki Amman statue, Kurunji Nagar, Eastern Province

Pattini Amman’s anklets & ornaments, Ruwanwella

On way to Diya Kapeema, Kabulumulla

Kadadora Pattini Devale Diya Kabulumulla

Group blessing, Ambepussa Pattini Devale

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

Kannaki devotee, Omanthai

Procession, Pattini devale, Panama, Eastern Province

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Sacred anklets, Ruwanwella

Madai to Kannaki Amman, Koraveli

Sculptural relief, Kannaki Amman kovil, Karativu

Mural, Kannaki Amman kovil, Thurai Neelavanai, Eastern Province

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

Kalaiyadal, Kannaki Amman festival, Koraveli

Sacred water with kohomba & turmeric, Panama

Kannaki Amman statue on kovil rooftop, Puthukuduirappu, Eastern Province

Ammanakei & Anklets, Mahiladitheevu

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

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

Palm leaf manuscript of Kannaki Valakkurai, Pattimettu Kannaki Amman Kovil

Pattini devotee, Panama

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

Pattini devotee, Panama

Kavadi dancing, Panama beach

Processing with Pattini Amman’s ornaments, Ruwanwella

Image of the goddess, Kannaki Amman kovil, Manchanthudawai, 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

Kannaki Amman with retinue, Kopay

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

Kannaki Amman statue, Karativu

Li keli dance practice, Panama