Processing with Pattini Amman’s ornaments, Ruwanwella

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province

Sacred anklets, Ruwanwella

Ammanakei & Anklets, Mahiladitheevu

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

Pattini devotee, Panama

Palm leaf manuscript of Kannaki Valakkurai, Pattimettu Kannaki Amman Kovil

Kannaki Amman statue, Kurunji Nagar, Eastern Province

Mural, Kannaki Amman kovil, Thurai Neelavanai, 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

Kadadora Pattini Devale Diya Kabulumulla

Pattini devotee, Panama

Kannaki Amman statue on kovil rooftop, Puthukuduirappu, Eastern Province

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

Sculptural relief, Kannaki Amman kovil, Karativu

Kannaki Amman with retinue, Kopay

Kannaki Amman statue, Karativu

On way to Diya Kapeema, Kabulumulla

Procession, Pattini devale, Panama, Eastern Province

Pattini Amman’s anklets & ornaments, Ruwanwella

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

Group blessing, Ambepussa Pattini Devale

Kalaiyadal, Kannaki Amman festival, Koraveli

Sacred water with kohomba & turmeric, Panama

Madai to Kannaki Amman, Koraveli

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

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

Li keli dance practice, Panama

Kannaki devotee, Omanthai

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

Devotee, Vatarappalai Kannaki Amman kovil, Mullaitivu, Northern Province