Blandevar
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Blandevar is a small village in the North Mazhuvannoor
area of the Ernakulam
district. The renowned Blandevar Mahavishnu
Temple is located here.
The area is mainly agricultural with the main crops being rice
, coconut
, rubber
and pineapple
. Mazhuvannoor
panchayathu and the village offices are situated at Irapuram.
difference. The name 'blandevar' is derived from an incident where the idol of the blandevar
temple was found from inside a Jackfruit
tree (പ്ലാവ്).
Temple is an ancient temple which attracts lots of devotees in every year. The main festival is in the bharani
day of the kumbham malayalan month. The main adoration here is Garudan Thookkam. Every year more than 250 garudan thookkam will be presented by devotees. The second main festival here is pathamudayam to celebrate the fight between Kali
and Darikan in purana.
Temple is an ancient temple which has been recently renovated. This is the main siva temple in the North Mazhuvannoor
area and is situated near to Kilikulam junction.
Chapel is the main Christian church in the North Mazhuvannoor area. It attracts lots of devotees every year. Feasts are celebrated with out caste difference.
or 30 km away at Ernakulam
. The nearest airport is Cochin Airport (Nedumbasserry) about 24 km away. Blandevar is 6 km from the Thiruvananthapuram
– Angamaly
state highway to the north and 6 km from the Ernakulam
– Madurai
national highway to the south.
The nearest villages are:
Mazhuvannoor
Mazhuvannoor is a Panchayat in Ernakulam district in Kerala, India. Mazhuvannoor is geographically located near to the town of Kolenchery in the Ernakulam District.St. Thomas Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church of Mazhuvannoor is a landmark of this area....
area of the Ernakulam
Ernakulam
Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...
district. The renowned Blandevar Mahavishnu
Mahavishnu
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Temple is located here.
The area is mainly agricultural with the main crops being rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
, coconut
Coconut
The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family Arecaceae . It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which is not a botanical nut. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word...
, rubber
Rubber
Natural rubber, also called India rubber or caoutchouc, is an elastomer that was originally derived from latex, a milky colloid produced by some plants. The plants would be ‘tapped’, that is, an incision made into the bark of the tree and the sticky, milk colored latex sap collected and refined...
and pineapple
Pineapple
Pineapple is the common name for a tropical plant and its edible fruit, which is actually a multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries. It was given the name pineapple due to its resemblance to a pine cone. The pineapple is by far the most economically important plant in the Bromeliaceae...
. Mazhuvannoor
Mazhuvannoor
Mazhuvannoor is a Panchayat in Ernakulam district in Kerala, India. Mazhuvannoor is geographically located near to the town of Kolenchery in the Ernakulam District.St. Thomas Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church of Mazhuvannoor is a landmark of this area....
panchayathu and the village offices are situated at Irapuram.
Educational institutions
- Govt UP School N. MazhuvannoorMazhuvannoorMazhuvannoor is a Panchayat in Ernakulam district in Kerala, India. Mazhuvannoor is geographically located near to the town of Kolenchery in the Ernakulam District.St. Thomas Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church of Mazhuvannoor is a landmark of this area....
- Govt LP School Irapuram
- Narayana Engineering college, Kadayirippu – 6 km
- MOSC medical college KolencheryKolencheryKolenchery is a small town located on National Highway 49 , 27 km east of Cochin city in Ernakulam district of Kerala State, India. Just a hamlet with a church, handful of schools and cinema theatre five decades ago, it has grown rapidly through large-scale real estate developments. The...
– 7 km - Sree Sankara ARTS college, IrapuramIrapuramIrapuram is a village in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala.-Demographics: India census, Irapuram had a population of 18139 with 9104 males and 9035 females....
– 4 km - Christknowledgecity engineering college – 3 km
- C.E.T. College of Management,Science and Technology and International School – 2 km
- JAI BHARATH Group of Institutions – 6 km
Cultural centers
- Gramadeepam Library
- GDM arts and sports club
- Kilimugal arts and sports club
Blandevar Mahavishnu Temple
The yearly festival starts in the "atham" in the "kumbham" malayalan month. The six day festival is celebarated by all the villagers with out any casteCaste
Caste is an elaborate and complex social system that combines elements of endogamy, occupation, culture, social class, tribal affiliation and political power. It should not be confused with race or social class, e.g. members of different castes in one society may belong to the same race, as in India...
difference. The name 'blandevar' is derived from an incident where the idol of the blandevar
temple was found from inside a Jackfruit
Jackfruit
The jackfruit is a species of tree in the Artocarpus genus of the mulberry family . It is native to parts of Southern and Southeast Asia. It is the national fruit of Bangladesh, . The jackfruit tree is believed to be indigenous to the southwestern rain forests of India...
tree (പ്ലാവ്).
Irapuram Bhagavathi Temple
The Irapuram BhagavathiBhagavathi
Bhagavathi or Bhagavati is the general way people refer to the Hindu goddesses in Kerala, Goa and Maharashtra states of India. It can be used to refer any of the Hindu goddesses like Durga, Kannaki, Parvati, Saraswati, Lakshmi, and Kali...
Temple is an ancient temple which attracts lots of devotees in every year. The main festival is in the bharani
Bharani
Bharani is the second nakshatra in Hindu astronomy, corresponding to 35, 39, and 41 Arietis. In Jyotiṣa, Bharani is ruled by Shukra ....
day of the kumbham malayalan month. The main adoration here is Garudan Thookkam. Every year more than 250 garudan thookkam will be presented by devotees. The second main festival here is pathamudayam to celebrate the fight between Kali
Kali
' , also known as ' , is the Hindu goddess associated with power, shakti. The name Kali comes from kāla, which means black, time, death, lord of death, Shiva. Kali means "the black one". Since Shiva is called Kāla - the eternal time, Kālī, his consort, also means "Time" or "Death" . Hence, Kāli is...
and Darikan in purana.
Kavipallathu Siva Temple
The Kavipallathu SivaShiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
Temple is an ancient temple which has been recently renovated. This is the main siva temple in the North Mazhuvannoor
Mazhuvannoor
Mazhuvannoor is a Panchayat in Ernakulam district in Kerala, India. Mazhuvannoor is geographically located near to the town of Kolenchery in the Ernakulam District.St. Thomas Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church of Mazhuvannoor is a landmark of this area....
area and is situated near to Kilikulam junction.
Thattamugal St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Chappel
St. Mary's Jacobite SyrianJacobite Syrian Christian Church
The Jacobite Syrian Christian Church is part of the Syriac Orthodox Church, located in Kerala, India. It recognizes the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, currently Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, as its supreme head. It functions as a largely autonomous archdiocese within the church, under the authority...
Chapel is the main Christian church in the North Mazhuvannoor area. It attracts lots of devotees every year. Feasts are celebrated with out caste difference.
Hospitals
The nearest hospitals are the Government health center at Irapuram, the MOSC medical college 7 km away and the Pazhanganadu Samarittan hospital which is 10 km away.Nearest places
The nearest railway stations are 25 km away at AluvaAluva
Aluva , is a suburb of the city of Kochi, situated north of the city center and a municipality in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. Aluva is also a major industrial center of the state....
or 30 km away at Ernakulam
Ernakulam
Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...
. The nearest airport is Cochin Airport (Nedumbasserry) about 24 km away. Blandevar is 6 km from the Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
– Angamaly
Angamaly
Angamaly is a satellite town of the city of Kochi, situated north of the city center and a municipality in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. It is one of the entry points or gateways to Ernakulam district from northern Kerala...
state highway to the north and 6 km from the Ernakulam
Ernakulam
Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...
– Madurai
Madurai
Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...
national highway to the south.
The nearest villages are:
- ErnakulamErnakulamErnakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...
30 km - AluvaAluvaAluva , is a suburb of the city of Kochi, situated north of the city center and a municipality in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. Aluva is also a major industrial center of the state....
25 km - PerumbavoorPerumbavoorPerumbavoor is a suburban region of Kochi city and a municipality in Ernakulam District in the Indian state of Kerala. It lies in the North Eastern tip of the Greater Cochin area and is also the headquarters of Kunnathunad Taluk. It is a Main Satellite Centres of Kochi City. Perumbavoor is famed...
12 km - MuvattupuzhaMuvattupuzhaMuvattupuzha is a municipality in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is a junction of three districts namely Ernakulam, Kottayam and Idukki. The town is bordered by Kottayam district on southern side and Idukki district on eastern side approximately 20 km from the town...
10 km - KolencheryKolencheryKolenchery is a small town located on National Highway 49 , 27 km east of Cochin city in Ernakulam district of Kerala State, India. Just a hamlet with a church, handful of schools and cinema theatre five decades ago, it has grown rapidly through large-scale real estate developments. The...
7 km - ValayanchirangaraValayanchirangaraValayanchirangara is a 55 year-old village in the Ernakulam district of Kerala state, India. It is 7 km away from Perumbavoor towards Muvattupuzha. The name Valayanchirangara means "Valanja Chirayude Kara", a land on the shore of a curve shaped pond...
4 km