Gavi
A forest village inside the Periyar reserve, reached by one permit and one road, with a lake, a dam and no mobile signal.
- Where
- Pathanamthitta, Keralam, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 9.4405, 77.1603
Get the Gavi stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Gavi. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Keralam volume with your photos and a note.
Near Gavi
Sabarimala 8.8 km
Forty one days of vows, and eighteen steps.
Mullaperiyar Dam 10.0 km
A masonry dam high in the Cardamom Hills, holding the Periyar at nearly 900 metres above the sea.
Periyar National Park 15 km
A lake made by a dam in 1895, now the middle of a tiger reserve, worked by boat rather than by jeep.
Kumily Spice Market 18 km
Cardamom, pepper and clove sold at the Tamil Nadu border, where the plantations begin.
Mangala Devi Temple, Idukki 19 km
A stone temple on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border opened one day a year, on Chithra Pournami.
Panchalimedu 22 km
A high viewpoint in Idukki where Ayyappa devotees camp to watch for the Makaravilakku flame.
Kuttikkanam 26 km
A tea and cardamom station on the Kottayam road at 1,000 metres, with mist most mornings and a summer palace the Travancore raja built.
Suruli Falls 29 km
A two stage fall in the Cumbum valley, mentioned in the Silappadikaram.
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Questions
Where is Gavi?
Gavi is in Pathanamthitta, Keralam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sabarimala (8.8 km), Mullaperiyar Dam (10.0 km), Periyar National Park (15 km).
How do I get the Gavi stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Gavi and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Keralam volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Gavi before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Keralam volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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