Section 144, which prohibits assembly of four or more people, has been extended till December 8 midnight in Sabarimala, Nilakkal and Pamba areas. The decision has been taken based on reports by the Special Officer and Additional Magistrate in-charge. Earlier, prohibitory orders were issued on November 17 and were supposed to be in place till Wednesday night.

The TDB moved the SC seeking more time to implement its verdict allowing women of all age groups to enter Kerala's Sabarimala temple. The Board, which manages the hill shrine, has cited lack of basic amenities among other things as the reason for seeking more time from the top court. The Sabarimala temple has been in the eye of the storm ever since then.

The most talked about South Indian temple of the day is Sabarimala temple. This temple is located in the Periyar Tiger Reserve forest in Pattanamthitta district of Kerala. The Supreme Court in September ordered the Sabarimala temple administration to throw it open to women of all age declaring unconstitutional a Kerala law that banned entry of menstruating women in the shrine.