Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Kannaki devotee, Omanthai

Li keli dance practice, Panama

Kalaiyadal, Kannaki Amman festival, Koraveli

Pattini Amman’s anklets & ornaments, Ruwanwella

Kannaki Amman with retinue, Kopay

On way to Diya Kapeema, Kabulumulla

Palm leaf manuscript of Kannaki Valakkurai, Pattimettu Kannaki Amman Kovil

Mural, Kannaki Amman kovil, Thurai Neelavanai, Eastern Province

Kannaki Amman statue, Kurunji Nagar, Eastern Province

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

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Madai to Kannaki Amman, Koraveli

Processing with Pattini Amman’s ornaments, Ruwanwella

Sacred anklets, Ruwanwella

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

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

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

Ammanakei & Anklets, Mahiladitheevu

Pattini devotee, Panama

Group blessing, Ambepussa Pattini Devale

Procession, Pattini devale, Panama, Eastern Province

Kavadi dancing, Panama beach

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

Sacred water with kohomba & turmeric, Panama

Sculptural relief, Kannaki Amman kovil, Karativu

Pattini devotee, Panama

Kadadora Pattini Devale Diya Kabulumulla

Kannaki Amman statue on kovil rooftop, Puthukuduirappu, 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