The whole thing has been twisted.
It is not that women are banned from the temple. Rather, men are banned from going near women, until end of 40 days penance, which ends at the temple. The temple is meant for concluding the penance.
Now, if you put women, in the temple, right before the penance is about to end, then what’s the point of doing penance?
This is about disciplining men, rather than restricting women.
The whole thing has been twisted.
It is not that women are banned from the temple. Rather, men are banned from going near women, until end of 40 days penance, which ends at the temple. The temple is meant for concluding the penance.
Now, if you put women, in the temple, right before the penance is about to end, then what’s the point of doing penance?
This is about disciplining men, rather than restricting women.