Bonam is usually a cooked rice with Jaggery and milk prepared in a fresh brass, earthen pot decorated with neem leaves, turmeric and vermilion (Kumkum). A lamp is lit along with the pot and is termed Bonam Jyoti. On this situation, new crops are harvested and provided to the goddess https://hanumanmandirsydney.com.au/shri-pashupati-nath-mandir-sydney/