Bonam is really a cooked rice with Jaggery and milk prepared in a completely new brass, earthen pot decorated with neem leaves, turmeric and vermilion (Kumkum). A lamp is lit on top of the pot and is called Bonam Jyoti. Even though main Hindu temples are advised at sangams (confluence https://hanumanmandiradelaide.com.au/dr-shri-shyam-sundar-parashar-ji-event/