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{{short description|Indian caves decorated with prehistoric paintings}}The '''Lakhudiyar Caves''' are located in the [[Barechhina]] village at the banks of the Suyal River in the [[Almora district]] of [[Uttarakhand]]. On the walls of the caves are paintings depicting animals, humans and also tectiforms, created with fingers in black, red and white. There are also a few animal motifs, one of them closely resembling a fox. Wavy lines, rectangle-filled
[[File:Rectangle designs, Painted Rock Shelter, Prehistoric art, Lakhudiyar caves, Hindu, Almora, Uttarakhand, India, One Lakh caves, India.jpg|thumb]]
geometric designs and groups of dots are seen here. These paintings provide one of the richest experiences of Prehistoric art in the country. <ref>{{Cite web|title=About Paleolithic India-LAKHUDIYAR CAVES Almora|url=https://www.esamskriti.com/essay-chapters.aspx?sectionname=Culture&subsectionname=India-Travel-ad-Yatras&topicname=About-Paleolithic-India~LAKHUDIYAR-CAVES-Almora&chapter=1|access-date=2021-08-06|website=www.esamskriti.com|language=en-us}}</ref> The caves have become a historically significant site.
[[File:Culture Board at Display.jpg|thumb|Culture Board depicting details on painted rock shelters of Lakhudiyar ]]
Lakhu cave was discovered by Dr. M. P. Joshi in 1968.

== History ==

Lakhudiyar is a rock shelter which were the rescue spot of early man to save them from harsh climate. Lakhudiyar means 'one lakh caves'. These walls depict the life and the surroundings of the early man.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lakhudiyar paintings in Almora Uttarakhand - Review of Pre-Historic Painted Rock Shelter, Almora, India |url=https://www.tripadvisor.in/ShowUserReviews-g679053-d8476218-r493655347-Pre_Historic_Painted_Rock_Shelter-Almora_Almora_District_Uttarakhand.html |website=TripAdvisor |language=en}}</ref>

== Location ==
[[File:Cave Painting at Lakhdiyar .jpg|thumb|Cave Painting Depicting Hunter-Gatherer, Probably, On Their Way To Collect Wild Plants And Hunt Wild Animals]]
[[File:Tourism Board, Painted Rock Shelter, Prehistoric art, Lakhudiyar caves, Hindu, Almora, Uttarakhand, India, One Lakh caves, India.jpg|thumb]]
Barechhina is situated at 29°38′32″N 79°44′51″E. This village is about {{convert|19|km|mi}} far from main [[Almor]]a city.
[[File:Tourism Board by Uttarakhand Government, Painted Rock Shelter, Prehistoric art, Lakhudiyar caves, Hindu, Almora, Uttarakhand, India, One Lakh caves, India.jpg|thumb|alt=File:Tourism Board by Uttarakhand Government, Painted Rock Shelter, Prehistoric art, Lakhudiyar caves, Hindu, Almora, Uttarakhand, India, One Lakh caves, India.jpg|File:Tourism Board by Uttarakhand Government, Painted Rock Shelter, Prehistoric art, Lakhudiyar caves, Hindu, Almora, Uttarakhand, India, One Lakh caves, India.jpg]]

== Paintings ==
The paintings are mostly drawings of people, animals and weapons used by early man. On one side of the wall is the painting of people who have been shown performing a mass dance in a group of 34 people on one side and 28 people on the other. These picture also depicted the clothes and domesticated animals, and are believed to represent life in the prehistoric village. Two painted rock shelters reveal paintings of animals and humans drawn with finger in black, red and white.
[[File:Lakhudiyar caves.jpg|thumb]]
These images have now become a tourist attraction. It is also the site for archaeological rock engraving being studied by [[Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts]] which is located in New Delhi.

== References ==
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ZFMOtis800669 at 23:33, 21 November 2024