Why do the ladies light the ghee lamps 

in the  plantain trunks and  

 leave them on the rivers ?

The customs are being brought forward  since the

ancient time for the good to the mankind.

In every custom, if we enquire into that, it is

believed  some thing benefit or goodness or

 prosperity or auspiciousness etc.,   can be achieved.

Ultimately the result would be good.

Desa, Kaala, Maana paristhiti means, according  to the

 place, time and energy, the customs are  done.

 In some places in certain months i.e., in some maasa

like Chaitra maasa, Kaartika maasa and some

 other maasa like  Maargaseersha or Maagha maasa etc ,

 the people do the pooja with the lamps by

leaving them on the rivers or sometimes  on the ocean.

Specially the lamps which are lit with the

Cow’s ghee  are placed in the plantain trunks

 and leave them on  the  layer of the river.

The plantain trunks are so auspicious and also popular for these customs.

The maidens (unmarried girls) who want a

 good husband in all aspect, they light the lamp

 in the plantain trunk and leave them

on the water of  rivers and also in the temple tanks.

Even the married women also  do the same

process for the sake of welfare of their husbands.

First they worship the God or Goddes according

to the Maasa and light the lamp with the

Goghrutam (cow ghee) and place the lamps

 on the trunks and leave them in the rivers or

tanks or in the ocean where there is an occasion

 comes   to attend for the Samudra snanam

 (bathing in the ocean) on certain festivals.

They wake   up early in the morning, take  a

 long strolling in the serenity and leave

the lamps in the rivers  means in the atomosphere,

 the  natural cool breeze enters into their  bodies

  and make them charmness and because

 of this also they will have  the love of their spouses.

The maidens will come into the views of the

 elders,  and there will be more  chances

 for the marriages  to be taken place early.

Besides that,  the devotion and  piousness ,

the auspicious festive occasions and also 

the functions can be happened in this

 materialistic world what the customs are proved.