Barechhina
Barechhina Sheel | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Barechhina Sheel Location in Uttarakhand, India | |
| Coordinates: 29°23′N 79°26′E / 29.38°N 79.44°ECoordinates: 29°23′N 79°26′E / 29.38°N 79.44°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Almora |
| Elevation | 1,646 m (5,400 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi & english |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 263624 |
| Telephone code | 91-5962 |
| Vehicle registration | UK-01 |
| Climate | Alpine (BSh) and Humid subtropical(Bsh) (Köppen) |
| Avg. annual temperature | 28 – −2 °C (82–28 °F) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 28–12 °C (82–54 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 15 – −2 °C (59–28 °F) |
| Website | almora |
Barechhina is a 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.
Pre-historic 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 29°38′32″N 79°44′51″E / 29.64222°N 79.74750°E
Further reading[]
- 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.
References[]
- ^ Barechhina Archived 7 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lakhudiyar Archived 13 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Almora city, Official website.
- ^ Visual Arts of Uttaranchal, India Archived 26 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine Shekhar Chandra Joshi, Faculty of Visual Arts & Design, Kumaun University (Nainital).
- ^ Uttarakhand Arts
- ^ 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.
- ^ Places of Interest around Almora www.magical-india.com.
- ^ Engraved tree motif Archived 21 November 2004 at the Wayback Machine Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
- ^ "Uttaranchal". Archived from the original on 8 December 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
- ^ GIC BARECHHINA Archived 9 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Govt. of Uttarakhand Official website.
External links[]
- Rock Art of Kumaon :: Himvan.com Photo Gallery
- Rock Art of Kumaon :: Kuamon Kala Shilp Aur Sanskriti :: Himvan.com
- Series of rock art images at IGNCA
Ancient Cave Paintings at Lakhudiyar, Almora District, Uttarakhand India - Engraved trishula (trident) Image
- Almora
- History of Uttarakhand
- Culture of Uttarakhand
- Tourism in Uttarakhand
- Villages in Almora district