Kalaiyadal, Kannaki Amman festival, Koraveli

Processing with Pattini Amman’s ornaments, Ruwanwella

Palm leaf manuscript of Kannaki Valakkurai, Pattimettu Kannaki Amman Kovil

Pattini devotee, Panama

Pattini Amman’s anklets & ornaments, Ruwanwella

Kadadora Pattini Devale Diya Kabulumulla

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

Sculptural relief, Kannaki Amman kovil, Karativu

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

Ammanakei & Anklets, Mahiladitheevu

Kannaki Amman statue on kovil rooftop, Puthukuduirappu, Eastern Province

Group blessing, Ambepussa Pattini Devale

Kannaki devotee, Omanthai

Mural, Kannaki Amman kovil, Thurai Neelavanai, Eastern Province

Kavadi dancing, Panama beach

Kannaki Amman statue, Kurunji Nagar, Eastern Province

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

Kannaki Amman with retinue, Kopay

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

Li keli dance practice, Panama

Sacred anklets, Ruwanwella

Procession, Pattini devale, Panama, Eastern Province

Pattini devotee, Panama

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Madai to Kannaki Amman, Koraveli

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Sacred water with kohomba & turmeric, Panama

On way to Diya Kapeema, Kabulumulla

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

Kannaki Amman statue, Karativu

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

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