The outgoing melshanti (chief priest) A.K. Sudheer Namboothiri opened the doors of the temple’s sanctum sanctorum on Sunday evening

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The observations came when Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mentioned the case before the bench.

The court gave three weeks for the entire exercise to be completed, including written submissions by the senior lawyers.

The top court said the issue was 'very emotive' and it did not want the situation to become 'explosive'.

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The agitators ended protest following assurances from police officials that women activists would not be given protection to visit temple.

Ammini had entered temple earlier this year and offered prayers along with Kanakadurga.

It was the Pandalam Royal Family that had filed the plea in the Supreme Court to be included in the administration of the temple.

The court had last week referred these review petitions to a larger seven-judge bench.

Ahead of the opening of the temple, Kerala govt said they will not provide protection to any woman visiting the temple.

The top court also observed that the right to worship by an individual cannot outweigh the rights of a religious group.

'We have already made it clear that the government is committed to complying by the apex court's judgment no matter what it is,' CM added.

‘Organised resistance against verdict must be put down’.

The Supreme Court had lifted the ban that prevented women and girls between ages of 10 years and 50 years from entering the shrine in Kerala.

The court had said it will hear the plea only because of its judgment in Sabarimala temple.

The Hindu parliament chairman said the objective of the Renaissance Protection committee was not to send women to Sabarimala temple.

Over 150 temples, including Sabarimala temple, are administered by the board.

the Sabarimala temple is under the administrative control of Travancore Devaswom Board.

He said the BJP was trying to politicise the issue to turn the tide against the government.