Kannaki Amman statue, Kurunji Nagar, Eastern Province

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Kannaki devotee, Omanthai

Processing with Pattini Amman’s ornaments, Ruwanwella

Palm leaf manuscript of Kannaki Valakkurai, Pattimettu Kannaki Amman Kovil

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

Sculptural relief, Kannaki Amman kovil, Karativu

Procession, Pattini devale, Panama, Eastern Province

Madai to Kannaki Amman, Koraveli

Sacred water with kohomba & turmeric, Panama

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

Mural, Kannaki Amman kovil, Thurai Neelavanai, Eastern Province

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

Kalaiyadal, Kannaki Amman festival, Koraveli

Kavadi dancing, Panama beach

Pattini devotee, Panama

Group blessing, Ambepussa Pattini Devale

Sacred anklets, Ruwanwella

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

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

Kannaki Amman with retinue, Kopay

Kadadora Pattini Devale Diya Kabulumulla

Li keli dance practice, Panama

Pattini devotee, Panama

Kannaki Amman statue, Karativu

On way to Diya Kapeema, Kabulumulla

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

Kannaki Amman statue on kovil rooftop, Puthukuduirappu, Eastern Province

Pattini Amman’s anklets & ornaments, Ruwanwella

Ammanakei & Anklets, Mahiladitheevu

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

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