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Barechhina Sheel
village
Barechhina Sheel is located in Uttarakhand
Barechhina Sheel
Barechhina Sheel
Location in Uttarakhand, India
Barechhina Sheel is located in India
Barechhina Sheel
Barechhina Sheel
Barechhina Sheel (India)
Coordinates: 29°23′N 79°26′E / 29.38°N 79.44°E / 29.38; 79.44
Country India
StateUttarakhand
DistrictAlmora
Elevation
1,646 m (5,400 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi & english
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
263624
Telephone code91-5962
Vehicle registrationUK-01
ClimateAlpine (BSh) and Humid subtropical(Bsh) (Köppen)
Avg. annual temperature28 – −2 °C (82–28 °F)
Avg. summer temperature28–12 °C (82–54 °F)
Avg. winter temperature15 – −2 °C (59–28 °F)
Websitealmora.nic.in

Barechhina is an Indian village in Almora district, Uttarakhand, 18 km from the district headquarters, the city of Almora. .[1] It lies on highway from Almora-Barechhina-Dhaulchina-Sheraghat-RaiAgar-Berinag-Chaukori-Thal-Tejam to Munsiyari.

Prehistoric art

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Barechhina is also noted for its two pre-historic painted rock shelters, at 'Lakhudiyar', which literally means 'one lakh caves',[2] on the banks of Suyal river, it has with paintings of animals, humans and also tectiforms done with fingers in black, red and white colours,[3][4] and engravings of trishul and Swastika.[5]

These images have now become a tourist attraction as well [6] It is also the site for archaeological rock engravings being studied by Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi.[7]

,[8][9] along with government girls' inter college and other private schools like Maharshi Vidhya Mandir. The commercial facilities present in Barechhina include shops, petrol bunk, and accommodations for lodging and food.

Geography

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Barechhina is situated at 29°38′32″N 79°44′51″E / 29.64222°N 79.74750°E / 29.64222; 79.74750

Further reading

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  • Rock art in Kumaon Himalaya, by Mathpal, Yashodhar. New Delhi: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Aryan Books International, 1995. ISBN 81-7305-057-0.
Ancient Cave Paintings at Lakhudiyar, Almora District, Uttarakhand India

References

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  1. ↑ Barechhina Archived 7 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Lakhudiyar Archived 13 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Almora city, Official website.
  3. ↑ Visual Arts of Uttaranchal, India Archived 26 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine Shekhar Chandra Joshi, Faculty of Visual Arts & Design, Kumaun University (Nainital).
  4. ↑ Uttarakhand Arts
  5. ↑ Rock art in Kumaon Himalaya = Colour Plate - 54 A, 54 B[permanent dead link] Rock art in Kumaon Himalaya, by Mathpal, Yashodhar. (New Delhi: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Aryan Books International, 1995. ISBN 81-7305-057-0.
  6. ↑ Places of Interest around Almora Archived 7 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine www.magical-india.com.
  7. ↑ Engraved tree motif Archived 21 November 2004 at the Wayback Machine Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
  8. ↑ "Uttaranchal". Archived from the original on 8 December 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
  9. ↑ GIC BARECHHINA Archived 9 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Govt. of Uttarakhand Official website.
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