The hilltop temple would be opened for five days till February 17 for the monthly pujas during the Malayalam month of Kumbam, temple authorities said on Monday.
Several organisations have approached the Supreme Court arguing that the apex court judgement must be reconsidered.
The police said the women were told that it would be difficult to provide protection to them till the shrine as there was a possibility of protests.
Controversy erupted in Kerala after the CPI(M)-led LDF government on Friday submitted an affidavit in the Supreme Court claiming 51 women in menstrual age entered the Sabarimala temple during the ongoing annual pilgrimage season.
The bench also refused to tag the matter along with the pending petitions in the Sabarimala case.
Two women of menstruating age group had stepped into the Sabarimala temple of Lord Ayyappa, breaking a centuries-old tradition and defying dire threats from the Hindu right.
The Supreme Court had on September 28 last year said that banning the entry of women into the shrine is gender discrimination and the practice violates rights of Hindu women.
After the Supreme Court verdict, Gandhi had said that all women should be allowed to enter the Sabarimala temple.
Vijayan said a cabinet meeting Monday decided to bring in an ordinance, the 'Kerala Prevention of Damage to Private Property Act,' to prevent destruction of private property during hartals.
Vijayan asked the BJP national leadership to instruct its cadre in Kerala to stop creating violence in the state.
The incident at the ancestral house of BJP Rajya Sabha member V Muraleedharan occurred in the early hours of Saturday. No one was injured, police said.
Bombs were also hurled at CPI(M) leader and former Kannur district secretary of CPI(M) P Sasi's house at Thalassery and a CPI(M) activist Vishak attacked at Iritty, a place in Kannur district.
After Kerala turned into a war zone over the entry of women of menstruating age in Sabarimala temple, incidents of violence have continued to be reported on Friday with rampaging protestors hurling crude bombs and stones in various places.
The development did not go down well with the temple authorities, with the head priest ordering devotees out of the premises and closing doors to the sanctum sanctorum. He performed a “purification” ritual for an hour before the doors were opened again.
Sabarimala: Chief priest orders temple door to be shut for 'purification' after 2 women claim to have offered prayer at famous shrine
Speaking to ANI in an interview, the prime minister said that while Triple Talaq is a matter of gender equality, entry of women in Sabarimala is related to tradition.
With the Sabarimala temple opening on Sunday for the popular 'Makaravilakku' season, the administration has extended the prohibitory orders till January 5, an official said.
Since the September 28 Supreme Court verdict that allowed women of all ages to enter the temple, the temple town has witnessed protests by Hindu groups.
The temple town has witnessed protests by Hindu groups since the September 28 Supreme Court verdict that allowed women of all ages to enter the temple, including those from the hitherto banned age group of 10 to 50 years.
The women and the police had to virtually run from the scene to the safety of a nearby guardroom, abandoning the trekking plan.
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