Barechhina

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Prehistoric art

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] a Govt girls inter college. Some private schools also performing well like maharshi vidhya mandir. A newly opened HP petrol pump is fully operational in barechhina and you can have a pure veg meal round the clock at jai guru hotel near Bhatt sports with lodging facility at very reasonable price.

Geography

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Further reading

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

References

  1. Barechhina Template:Webarchive
  2. Lakhudiyar Template:Webarchive Almora city, Official website.
  3. Visual Arts of Uttaranchal, India Template:Webarchive 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 BScript error: No such module "Unsubst". Rock art in Kumaon Himalaya, by Mathpal, Yashodhar. (New Delhi: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts,Aryan Books International, 1995. Template:ISBN.
  6. Places of Interest around Almora Template:Webarchive www.magical-india.com.
  7. Engraved tree motif Template:Webarchive Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
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  9. GIC BARECHHINA Template:Webarchive Govt. of Uttarakhand Official website.

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