Bonam is often a cooked rice with Jaggery and milk geared up in a different brass, earthen pot decorated with neem leaves, turmeric and vermilion (Kumkum). A lamp is lit along with the pot and is named Bonam Jyoti. These murtis have been worshiped by soldiers before intending to war, https://hanumanmandiradelaide.com.au/explore-the-sacred-essence-of-the-hindu-temple-in-adelaide/