“9 Days, let’s worship women.”, they said.
“Why?”, someone asked. “Because they’re all doing it.”, they said.
“Look at the calm man, he’s doing it.”, they said.
“And then what?”, someone else asked.
“Then let’s do it every year.”, they said.
“Anything else? What does it signify?”, someone asked again.
“Nobody really knows. We’re doing it to feel connected with the divine.”, they said.
“Okay. So For 9 days, nobody eats non-veg and we all pray. To feel connected with the divine. Did I get that right?”, said someone.
“Yes.”, they said.
“How about we also respect women.”, asked someone.
“Yes, but not all of them. Only our mothers and sisters. And a few others.”, they said.
“Why? Why not all of them?”, someone asked.
“We don’t know.”, they said.
“Why not protect them all?”, someone asked weeping.
“We don’t know. We’re doing what we can. 9 days, we worship women.”, they said with a sigh.
