Bonam is a cooked rice with Jaggery and milk geared up 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 known as Bonam Jyoti. According to the Patna Higher Court docket judgment in https://hanumanmandiradelaide.com.au/gaushala-shewa/