Parimal, a nondescript neighbourhood in Palitana, near Bhavnagar, in Gujarat, is much sought after for the Jain pilgrimage town’s few Muslim-run non-vegetarian eateries. But it’s eerily deserted on what should have been a bustling, cheerful iftaar evening. Kababs and chicken lollipops are displayed promisingly on the menus of the stalls but the kitchens that roll them out have been shut down since the Gujarat government promised to look at Jain leaders’ demand that the pilgrimage town be made a vegetarian-only zone. The stall-owners are suspicious, reluctant to talk, and refuse to give their names. A seething resentment fills the air. “There’s nothing for us to celebrate this Ramzan,” says Haji Ghulam Ali, offering us goodies from the vegetarian entree to his humble iftaar meal. He’s the only one willing to be quoted. “Our business is hit, we’re on the verge of bankruptcy, and we can’t even eat our regular food!”