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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Blandevar
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Ernakulam district|Ernakulam]]
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| population_total = 11271 (7km2)
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[[File:KAVIPALLATHU SIVAKSHETHRAM.JPG|thumb|Kavipallathu Siva Temple]]
[[File:IRAPURAM KAVU.JPG|thumb|Irapuram Bhagavathi Temple]]
[[File:BalndevarTemple.JPG|thumb|Blandevar Temple]]
[[File:Garudan Parava.jpg|thumb|Garudan Thookkam]]
'''Blandevar''' is a small village in the North [[Mazhuvannoor]] area of the [[Ernakulam]] district of India. 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.

== Educational institutions ==
* Govt UP School N. [[Mazhuvannoor]]
* Govt LP School Irapuram
* Sree Narayana Engineering college, Kadayirippu – 6 km
* MOSC medical college<ref>[http://www.moscmm.org/ MOSC medical college]</ref> [[Kolenchery]] – 7 km
* Sree Sankara Arts college,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111203033119/http://www.sreesankaratrust.org/ssvp.htm Sree Sankara ARTS college]</ref> [[Irapuram]] – 4 km
* Christknowledgecity engineering college <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111119224240/http://www.christknowledgecity.com/index.html Christknowledgecity engineering college]</ref> – 3 km
* C.E.T. College of Management, Science and Technology and International School <ref>[http://www.cetcollege.org/aboutcet.php C.E.T. College of Management, Science and Technology and International School]</ref> – 2 km
* Jai Bharath Group of Institutions <ref>[http://jaibharathcollege.com/ Jai Bharath Group of Institutions]</ref> – 6 km

== Cultural centers ==
* Gramadeepam Library
* GDM arts and sports club
* Kilimugal arts and sports club
* New millennium arts and sports club, Double canal Jn.

=== Blandevar Mahavishnu Temple ===

[[File:Arayaal.JPG|right|thumb|Big banyan tree in front of Blandevar Temple]]

The yearly festival starts in the "atham" in the "[[kumbham]]" malayalan month. The six-day festival is celebrated by all the villagers without any [[caste]] difference. The name 'blandevar' is derived from an incident where the idol of the blandevar
temple was found from inside a [[Jackfruit]] tree (പ്ലാവ്).

=== Irapuram Bhagavathi Temple ===

The Irapuram [[Bhagavathi]] Temple is an ancient temple which attracts many 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]].

=== Kavipallathu Siva Temple ===
The Kavipallathu [[Shiva|Siva]] 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.

=== Mootherikkavu Bhagavathi Temple ===
This temple is located in Thattamugal. The main festival is kalamezhuthum pattu and guruthi.

=== Thattamugal St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Chappel ===
St. Mary's [[Jacobite Syrian Christian Church|Jacobite Syrian]] Chapel is the main Christian church in the North Mazhuvannoor area. It attracts many devotees every year. Feasts are celebrated without caste difference. The holy remains of St. Elias third highlights the blessings of place

== 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 [[Aluva]] 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:
* [[Ernakulam]] 30 km
* [[Aluva]] 25 km
* [[Perumbavoor]] 12 km
* [[Muvattupuzha]] 10 km
* [[Kolenchery]] 7 km
* [[Valayanchirangara]] 4 km

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Blandevar}}
*[http://wikimapia.org/1468738/ Blandevar satellite picture]
*[http://wikimapia.org/2749073/kilikulam_junction Kilikulam]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110207140758/http://rubberparkindia.com/ Rubber Park Issue]

{{Ernakulam district}}

[[Category:Villages in Ernakulam district]]

Blandevar - Revision history

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