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 with retinue, Kopay

Li keli dance practice, Panama

Sacred anklets, Ruwanwella

Kalaiyadal, Kannaki Amman festival, Koraveli

Kannaki Amman statue, 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

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Sacred water with kohomba & turmeric, 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

Kannaki Amman statue on kovil rooftop, Puthukuduirappu, Eastern Province

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

Sculptural relief, Kannaki Amman kovil, Karativu

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

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

Ammanakei & Anklets, Mahiladitheevu

Mural, Kannaki Amman kovil, Thurai Neelavanai, Eastern Province

Kavadi dancing, Panama beach

Kadadora Pattini Devale Diya Kabulumulla

Kannaki Amman statue, Kurunji Nagar, Eastern Province

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

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

Kannaki devotee, Omanthai

Pattini devotee, Panama

Group blessing, Ambepussa Pattini Devale

Pattini devotee, Panama

Procession, Pattini devale, Panama, Eastern Province

Pattini Amman’s anklets & ornaments, Ruwanwella

Processing with Pattini Amman’s ornaments, Ruwanwella