Barechhina

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.

Barechhina
village
Barechhina
Location in Uttarakhand, India
Barechhina
Barechhina (India)
Coordinates: 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

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]

Overview

It is also known as the birthplace of acclaimed Hindi short story writer, Shailesh Matiyani (1931–2001). It also home to the ‘Ekta Sanskritik Samiti’, a local cultural organization.,[8] and a Govt. Inter College (G.I.C.).[9] a Govt girls inter college. Some private schools also performing well like saraswati sishu mandir, maharshi vidhya mandir and sharda public school. 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

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.
Ancient Cave Paintings at Lakhudiyar, Almora District, Uttarakhand India

References
  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 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 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 8 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine Rural Clubs, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan. (Youth Centres), Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Govt. of India.
  9. GIC BARECHHINA Archived 9 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Govt. of Uttarakhand Official website.
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