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It is noted for its two prehistoric painted rock-shelters, at 'Lakhudiyar', literally 'one lakh caves'[2], on the banks of Suyal river. These rock-shelters have paintings of animals and humans in addition to tectiforms done with fingers in black, red and white colours[3][4] and engravings of trishul and Swastika.[5]
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.
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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.
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The history of cave paintings in India or rock art range from drawings and paintings from prehistoric times, beginning in the caves of Central India, typified by those at the Bhimbetka rock shelters from around 10,000 BP, to elaborate frescoes at sites such as the rock-cut artificial caves at Ajanta and Ellora, extending as late as 6th–10th century CE.