Kavadi dancing, Panama beach

Ammanakei & Anklets, Mahiladitheevu

Group blessing, Ambepussa Pattini Devale

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

Pattini devotee, Panama

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

Madai to Kannaki Amman, Koraveli

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Processing with Pattini Amman’s ornaments, Ruwanwella

Mural, Kannaki Amman kovil, Thurai Neelavanai, Eastern Province

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

Sacred anklets, Ruwanwella

Sculptural relief, Kannaki Amman kovil, Karativu

Kannaki devotee, Omanthai

Pattini devotee, Panama

Palm leaf manuscript of Kannaki Valakkurai, Pattimettu Kannaki Amman Kovil

Kannaki Amman statue, Kurunji Nagar, 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 statue, Karativu

Kalaiyadal, Kannaki Amman festival, Koraveli

Kadadora Pattini Devale Diya Kabulumulla

Pattini Amman’s anklets & ornaments, Ruwanwella

Procession, Pattini devale, Panama, Eastern Province

On way to Diya Kapeema, Kabulumulla

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Kannaki Amman with retinue, Kopay

Li keli dance practice, Panama

Kannaki Amman statue on kovil rooftop, Puthukuduirappu, Eastern Province

Sacred water with kohomba & turmeric, Panama

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

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

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