Mural, Kannaki Amman kovil, Thurai Neelavanai, Eastern Province

Kadadora Pattini Devale Diya Kabulumulla

Madai to Kannaki Amman, Koraveli

Kannaki Amman statue, Karativu

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Procession, Pattini devale, Panama, Eastern Province

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

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

Li keli dance practice, 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 devotee, Omanthai

Pattini Amman’s anklets & ornaments, Ruwanwella

Palm leaf manuscript of Kannaki Valakkurai, Pattimettu Kannaki Amman Kovil

On way to Diya Kapeema, Kabulumulla

Ammanakei & Anklets, Mahiladitheevu

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

Group blessing, Ambepussa Pattini Devale

Pattini devotee, Panama

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

Kannaki Amman statue, Kurunji Nagar, Eastern Province

Sacred water with kohomba & turmeric, Panama

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

Kannaki Amman statue on kovil rooftop, Puthukuduirappu, Eastern Province

Kavadi dancing, Panama beach

Sacred anklets, Ruwanwella

Processing with Pattini Amman’s ornaments, Ruwanwella

Kalaiyadal, Kannaki Amman festival, Koraveli

Sculptural relief, Kannaki Amman kovil, Karativu

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Kannaki Amman with retinue, Kopay

Pattini devotee, Panama

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