Bonam is really a cooked rice with Jaggery and milk organized in a new brass, earthen pot decorated with neem leaves, turmeric and vermilion (Kumkum). A lamp is lit on top of the pot and is known as Bonam Jyoti. Even though important Hindu temples are suggested at sangams (confluence https://hanumanmandiradelaide.com.au/pandokhar-sarkar-dham-event/