Gavi is a village in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India. It is located 28 km southwest of Vandiperiyar, a town in Idukki on N.H 220, the highway connecting Kollam and Madurai.[1]

Gavi
Village
Gavi, Kerala
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Coordinates: 9°26′25.72″N 77°9′37.25″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Pathanamthitta district
Named for	Tourism
Government
• Type	Panchayath
Elevation	1,036 m (3,399 ft)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	685 565
Telephone code	04865
Vehicle registration	KL-62

Getting there

Gavi is 14 km south west of Vandiperiyar, 28 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. Gavi is well known as an ecotourism destination.[2] 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]}. It has been said that most enjoyable route to Gavi is the way from Pathanamthitta.

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".

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.

Flora and fauna

Gavi's evergreen forests are abundant with wildlife including the tiger, elephants, leopards, bears, Indian gaur, sambar, barking and mouse deers, lion tailed macaque, Nilgiri langur, Nilgiri marten, Malabar giant squirrel and more than 250 species of birds. ^{[citation needed]}

Climate

Summer: February–April, daytime temperatures up to 28 °C. but can drop to 20 °C at night. Monsoon: June–August, daytime temperatures up to 25 °C but can drop to 10 °C at night.

Gallery

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  Malabar giant squirrel found in Gavi,Kerala
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  Nilgiri langur gavi
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  Indian giant squirrel
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  Indian elephants near Gavi
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  Indian elephants near Gavi
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  Indian bison (gaur) spotted in Gavi
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  Nilgiri langur on the road from Vandiperiyar to Gavi
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  Cleome hassleriana in Gavi

In visual media

The 1973 released Malayalam movie Ponnapuram Kotta as filmed at Echopara and Gavi.

The 2012 released Malayalam movie Ordinary was partially shot at Gavi. This film had garnered the true beauty of this tourist spot.

References

External links

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