ban "stigamatises" and "stereotypes" women while "placing the burden of men's celibacy" on them. After the Supreme Court's decision, there were large protests and rallies in the southern state of Kerala. Devotees have filed around 65 review petitions against 28 September 2018 verdict. The Supreme Court of India even accepted a review petition against its own order. But because of the facts and circumstances, the Supreme Court has decided to accept the review petition and hold the hearing in public. After completion of the hearing in February 2019, the Court ordered, under the new Chief Justice, Mr. Ranjan Gagoi, to refer the matter to a big bench comprising seven judges to re-consider the decision of 28 September 2018. The temple is open for worship only during the days of Mandalapooja (approximately 15 November to 26 December), Makaravilakku or "Makara Sankranti" (14 January) and Maha Thirumal Sankranti (14 April), and the first five days of each Malayalam month. The pilgrimage includes a unique tradition, that of offering prayer at a mosque of Vavar, a Muslim devotee of Ayappan. Origins The worship of Shasta forms part of the ancient history of south India. At Sabarimala, the deity is worshiped as Ayyappan. The shrine of Sabarimala is an ancient temple. It is believed that the prince of Pandalam dynasty, an avatar of Shasta, meditated at Sabarimala temple and became one with the divine. The place where the prince meditated is the Manimandapam. There are many Shasta temples in South India and across the globe. As per tradition, the Shasta temple at Sabarimala is one of the five Shasta temples founded by Lord Parasurama, an avatar of Lord Vishnu. The other Shasta temples in this group of five includes the Ayyappan Temples: at Kulathupuzha, where the Shasta appears as a Balaka or child; at Aryankavu where the lord appears as a Brahmachari or young man; at Achankovil Shastha Temple, where the lord leads the Grihastha Ashrama life here and at Sabarimala, where the lord is depicted in the Vanaprastha as a Naistika Brahmachari or unmarried celibate; at Ponnambala Medu the lord appears as a "makaravilaku". In 1821, the kingdom of Pandalam was added to Travancore. 48 major temples including the Sabarimala temple were also added to Travancore. Origins of Shabrimala starts with Ramayana. Shabari was a woman from a village. According to Krishna Dutt, she was a seeker of knowledge and wanted to know