Kannaki Amman statue, Kurunji Nagar, Eastern Province

Kannaki Amman statue, Karativu

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

Ammanakei & Anklets, Mahiladitheevu

Kannaki Amman with retinue, Kopay

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

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

Sculptural relief, Kannaki Amman kovil, Karativu

Kannaki Amman statue on kovil rooftop, Puthukuduirappu, Eastern Province

Madai to Kannaki Amman, Koraveli

Kalaiyadal, Kannaki Amman festival, Koraveli

Pattini devotee, Panama

Sacred water with kohomba & turmeric, Panama

Processing with Pattini Amman’s ornaments, Ruwanwella

Kadadora Pattini Devale Diya Kabulumulla

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

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

Sacred anklets, Ruwanwella

Li keli dance practice, Panama

Mural, Kannaki Amman kovil, Thurai Neelavanai, Eastern Province

Pattini devotee, Panama

On way to Diya Kapeema, Kabulumulla

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

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

Group blessing, Ambepussa Pattini Devale

Kavadi dancing, Panama beach

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Kannaki devotee, Omanthai

Pattini Amman’s anklets & ornaments, Ruwanwella

Procession, Pattini devale, Panama, Eastern Province

Palm leaf manuscript of Kannaki Valakkurai, Pattimettu Kannaki Amman Kovil