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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Gavi<br />
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| settlement_type = Village<br />
| image_skyline = Gavi, Kerala.jpg<br />
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| image_caption = Gavi, Kerala<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|9|26|25.72|N|77|9|37.25|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Pathanamthitta district]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| named_for = Tourism<br />
| government_type = [[Panchayath]]<br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <ref>Public Relations Department, Govt. of Kerala., Statistical Data, retrieved 6/21/2007 [http://www.kerala.gov.in/statistical/panchayat_statistics2001/idk_shis.htm]</ref><br />
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| elevation_m = 1036<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 685 565<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 04865<br />
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#KL.E2.80.94Kerala|KL]]-62<br />
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'''Gavi''' is a village in [[Pathanamthitta district]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]. It is located 28&nbsp;km southwest of [[Vandiperiyar]], a town in [[Idukki district|Idukki]] on N.H 220, the highway connecting [[Kollam]] and [[Madurai]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kfdcecotourism {{!}} Gavi|url=https://www.gavi.kfdcecotourism.com/|access-date=2021-02-27|website=www.gavi.kfdcecotourism.com}}</ref><br />
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== Getting there ==<br />
[[File:Vallakkadavu check post.jpg|thumb|Vallakadavu check post near Gavi]]<br />
Gavi is 14&nbsp;km south west of Vandiperiyar, 28&nbsp;km from Kumily, near [[Thekkady]]. Gavi is inside the Ranni reserve forest. Gavi is a part of [[Seethathode]] [[Panchayath]] in Ranni [[Taluk]]. Gavi is part of the Periyar Tiger Reserve, and the route can be covered by car from Vandiperiyar. The entrance fee is 25 rupees per person and 50 rupees per vehicle. Cameras are 25 rupees and video cameras are charged 100 rupees. Both day and night stays are available. Forest tent camping is available from November through March. {{Citation needed|date=October 2011}}. It has been said that most enjoyable route to Gavi is the way from [[Pathanamthitta]]. <br />
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Botanists have said that "gopher trees" can be seen in Gavi, Kerala. Gavi's forest area, there are two gopher trees and they are believed to be the only two gopher trees in India. The tree, which is identified as gopher, is known as ''nirampalli''. [[Gopher wood]] or gopherwood is a term used once in the Bible. There is no consensus about what modern species is meant by "gopher wood".<br />
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The tree standing at Gavi forest is of robust stem and lush foliage. According to state Forest Department officials, though the fully-grown gopher in Gavi is the only such tree sighted in the periphery of the jungle, possibly there could be more such trees still surviving in the inner forests of [[Periyar Tiger Reserve]] (PTR) in Kerala.<br />
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[[File:Gavi flower.jpg|thumb|Lady Shoe Flower ([[Thunbergia mysorensis]]) in Gavi,Kerala]]<br />
[[File:Cleome (Spider Flower) in Gavi.jpg|thumb|''[[Cleome hassleriana]]'' (spider flower) at [[Periyar National Park]], Gavi]]<br />
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== Flora and fauna ==<br />
[[File:Mushrooms on grassland.jpg|thumb|Mushrooms in Gavi]]<br />
Gavi's evergreen forests are abundant with wildlife including the [[tiger]], [[Asian elephant|elephants]], [[leopard]]s, [[bear]]s, Indian [[gaur]], [[sambar (deer)|sambar]], [[barking deer|barking]] and [[chevrotain|mouse deers]], [[lion tailed macaque]], [[Nilgiri langur]], [[Nilgiri marten]], [[Malabar giant squirrel]] and more than 250 species of birds. {{Citation needed|date=October 2009}}<br />
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== Climate ==<br />
{{See also|Kerala#Climate|l1=Climate of Kerala}}<br />
{{Weather box/concise_C<br />
| location=Gavi, Kerala<br />
| source=Climate-Data.org<ref name="Climate-Data.org">"CLIMATE: GAVI",<br />
Climate-Data.org. Web: [http://en.climate-data.org/location/964802/].</ref><br />
| 24.3|25.4|27.0|27.3|27.2|25.3|24.3|24.6|25.1|24.5|23.6|23.8<!--highs--><br />
| 15.5|16.1|17.4|18.6|19.3|18.6|18.2|18.1|17.9|17.7|16.9|15.9<!--lows--><br />
| 23|32|56|131|168|327|407|256|174|252|183|77<!--rain--><br />
}}<br />
Summer: February–April, daytime temperatures up to 28 °C. but can drop to 20 °C at night.<br />
Monsoon: June–August, daytime temperatures up to 25 °C but can drop to 10 °C at night.<ref>[http://www.tourinkerala.com/gavi Touring Kerala website]</ref><br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
[[File:Indian Bison .jpg|alt=Gaur|thumb|Indian Bison]]<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Malabar giant squirrel gavi.jpg|Malabar giant squirrel found in Gavi,Kerala<br />
File:Nilgiri langur gavi.JPG|Nilgiri langur gavi<br />
File:Malabar Giant Squirrel.JPG|[[Indian giant squirrel]]<br />
File:Gavi elephants.jpg|[[Indian elephants]] near Gavi<br />
File:Gavi elephants 2.jpg|Indian elephants near Gavi<br />
File:Indian bison gavi.jpg|[[Indian bison]] (gaur) spotted in Gavi<br />
File:Lion Tailed Macaque in Periyar.jpg|[[Nilgiri langur]] on the road from Vandiperiyar to Gavi<br />
File:Cleome (Spider Flower) in Gavi.jpg|''[[Cleome hassleriana]]'' in Gavi<br />
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== In visual media ==<br />
The 1973 released Malayalam movie [[Ponnapuram Kotta]] as filmed at Echopara and Gavi.<br />
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The 2012 released Malayalam movie [[Ordinary (film)|Ordinary]] was partially shot at Gavi. This film had garnered the true beauty of this tourist spot.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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