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

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

Kavadi dancing, Panama beach

Li keli dance practice, Panama

Palm leaf manuscript of Kannaki Valakkurai, Pattimettu Kannaki Amman Kovil

On way to Diya Kapeema, Kabulumulla

Sacred water with kohomba & turmeric, Panama

Kannaki Amman statue, Kurunji Nagar, Eastern Province

Sacred anklets, Ruwanwella

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

Pattini Amman’s anklets & ornaments, Ruwanwella

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

Kalaiyadal, Kannaki Amman festival, Koraveli

Procession, Pattini devale, Panama, Eastern Province

Ammanakei & Anklets, Mahiladitheevu

Kannaki Amman statue, Karativu

Pattini devotee, Panama

Group blessing, Ambepussa Pattini Devale

Kannaki Amman with retinue, Kopay

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

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

Mural, Kannaki Amman kovil, Thurai Neelavanai, Eastern Province

Kannaki devotee, Omanthai

Processing with Pattini Amman’s ornaments, Ruwanwella

Madai to Kannaki Amman, Koraveli

Kadadora Pattini Devale Diya Kabulumulla

Kannaki Amman statue on kovil rooftop, Puthukuduirappu, Eastern Province

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Pattini devotee, Panama

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

Sculptural relief, Kannaki Amman kovil, Karativu