 The word "Bonam" is a contraction of the word "Bhojanam", a Sanskrit loanword which means a meal or a feast in Telugu, is an "Offering to Mother Goddess".Women prepare rice cooked with milk and jaggery in a new Brass or Earthen Pot adorned with Neem leaves, turmeric, Vermilion and a lit lamp on the top of the Pot.Women carry the pots on their heads and make an offering of Bonam along with Turmeric-Vermilion,Bangles and Saree to the Mother Goddess across the Temples.