Ammanakei & Anklets, Mahiladitheevu

Sacred anklets, Ruwanwella

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

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

Sacred water with kohomba & turmeric, Panama

Mural, Kannaki Amman kovil, Thurai Neelavanai, Eastern Province

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

Sculptural relief, Kannaki Amman kovil, Karativu

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

Kavadi dancing, Panama beach

Procession, Pattini devale, Panama, Eastern Province

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

On way to Diya Kapeema, Kabulumulla

Palm leaf manuscript of Kannaki Valakkurai, Pattimettu Kannaki Amman Kovil

Kannaki Amman statue, Karativu

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

Madai to Kannaki Amman, Koraveli

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Pattini Amman’s anklets & ornaments, Ruwanwella

Kannaki devotee, Omanthai

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

Processing with Pattini Amman’s ornaments, Ruwanwella

Kannaki Amman statue on kovil rooftop, Puthukuduirappu, Eastern Province

Kannaki Amman statue, Kurunji Nagar, Eastern Province

Pattini devotee, Panama

Pattini devotee, Panama

Kannaki Amman with retinue, Kopay

Group blessing, Ambepussa Pattini Devale

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

Kadadora Pattini Devale Diya Kabulumulla

Kalaiyadal, Kannaki Amman festival, Koraveli

Li keli dance practice, Panama