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| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District(s) | Ernakulam |
| Population | 11,271 (7km2) (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
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• 81 metres (266 ft) |
Blandevar (Malayalam: ബ്ലാന്തേവര് – വടക്കേ മഴുവന്നൂര്) 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.
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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 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).
The Irapuram Bhagavathi 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.
The Kavipallathu 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.
St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian 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.
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.
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: