Barechhina

Barechhina
village
Barechhina
Barechhina

Location in Uttarakhand, India

Coordinates: 29°23′N 79°26′E / 29.38°N 79.44°E / 29.38; 79.44Coordinates: 29°23′N 79°26′E / 29.38°N 79.44°E / 29.38; 79.44
Country  India
State Uttarakhand
District Almora
Elevation 1,646 m (5,400 ft)
Languages
 • Official Hindi & english
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
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.nic.in

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-Thai-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]

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 / 29.64222°N 79.74750°E / 29.64222; 79.74750

Further reading

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 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 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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