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Barechhina Sheel

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Settlement type village
Country India
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District
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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

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

Barechhina is situated at Template:Coord

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

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