Our Lakecity has always been in news for its beauty and its lakes. But this time there’s a complete U-turn and it is not at all pleasant to hear for Udaipurites. Udaipur has been named amongst the world’s 100 most polluted cities by IQ AirVisual in its World Air Quality Report 2018.
Udaipur was ranked 94th in this list. The average PM2.5 level in Udaipur is 55.1. The air quality of this level comes under the ‘Unhealthy’ category and is dangerous for sensitive groups. The growing traffic and the regular deforestation happening around the city in the name of development is now turning out to be dangerous.
Unfortunately, 7 out of the top 10 most polluted cities in the World Air Quality Index Report are in India. Delhi, Kolkata, and Mumbai were the toppers from India and this is not something we Indians should be proud of.
Don’t you think it’s high time for us as Udaipurites to rise as One and take some important steps to improve the air conditions around us and make our Udaipur proud again?
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Our morning starts with food like samosa, kachori, vada pav, pohe, parantha etc. which is quite oily and unhealthy. At times like such all we need is a light, different and exotic breakfast that not only fills our craving stomach well but also relishes our tongue with cuisine from around the world. City of lakes is filled with food places for spicy Indian breakfasts, but it is no less when it comes to English breakfasts as well. Although, very few of you might know it.
So here we bring you the list of places in Udaipur where you can enjoy English breakfasts, and they won’t even burn a hole in your pocket.
Brewmen
Brewmen is a café which doesn’t just excel in the quality of the English breakfast but you would also enjoy its cozy ambiance. It has a very comfortable sitting arrangement with awesome interior décor. While your food is getting prepared, you can enjoy several board games that they provide such as chess, Uno, etc. There are different options for you to brighten your mornings. The continuous aroma of coffee that the café is surrounded with will keep increasing your appetite and lift up your mood to get the best out of your day.
Jheel’s Ginger Coffee Bar & Bakery and Jheel’s Rooftop Restaurant
A beautiful café and rooftop restaurant situated at the edge of Lake Pichola so it is not needed to say how beautiful the view would be. The café is on the ground floor where you can opt to sit inside the room or on the balcony kind of portion where you can literally see and touch the water of Lake Pichola. The Rooftop Restaurant is four floors above. The café is so beautifully surrounded by the lake that it oversees the lake from the restaurant as far as your eyes can see.
You can enjoy sandwiches, muesli, different flavored pies and if you want to have a brunch you can have their delicious wood-fired pizza and I bet you won’t regret it at all.
Address: 52, 56, Gangaur Ghat, Near Bagore Ki Haveli, Chandpole
Café Edelweiss
It is a small café situated inside the old city. It was originally started by a German man and later handed over to an Indian. You can find a variety of food that you can opt for a breakfast. You can enjoy Ham, Bacon, Shrimp, sausages, Tuna, you name it and its there. Apart from these options of English breakfast, you can always have pies for your sweet tooth and it also happens to be their specialties. You just cannot resist their apple pie and walnut pie. This place is surely satiate your exotic cravings.
Address: 71, Gangaur Ghat, Chandpole
Café Namaste French Bakery
Café Namaste French Bakery is a very ambient and lively place. The walls of the café are decorated in traditional Indian style which is quite contrary to the food they serve which is exotic and delicious. You can find Croissants, Cinnamon rolls, Tuna, porridge, Beans, French toast and many other things. The various choices in the café are enough to give you a French feel. And the good news is everything available here is very budgeted and cheap.
Millets of Mewar is a restaurant which believes in the customs and mentality of Mewari people. They believe in the Mewari proverb ‘Jaso ann Vaso Mann’ which means ‘We are what we eat’. You can find English breakfast items here such as muesli, porridge, burrito, tacos, etc. The view from the restaurant is quite amazing as it oversees Lake Pichola and in the morning all the houses and palaces located on the other side of the lake looks golden and breath-taking. The décor of the restaurant is amazing and very photogenic. Thus, you can have some really good pictures here.
Café Satori has a very homely atmosphere all around. It gives the feeling of breakfast at home. The low sofas and ground seating arrangement give the comfort to the customers just the way they want. You can find motivational quotes and sarcastic puns all around the café written on the boards. While your order is getting prepared, you can read books from their collection of several books. Apart from the wonderful interior, the café is outstanding even in the quality and taste of its food.
Address: 59, Gadiya Dewra, Chandpole
Udai Art Café
If you are in search of proper English breakfast with all the essential dishes in it, it is an ideal place for you. You can have a complete traditional English breakfast with eggs, baked beans, bacon, chicken sausage, fried tomato, and Mushroom served with toast. The list doesn’t end you can also enjoy traditional Greek breakfast with fried eggs, cheese, bacon, tomato, cucumber, olives, and oregano served with special Greek toast. With so many things on the menu, you wouldn’t want to go to any other place.
Address: Gangaur Ghat Road, Near Jagdish Temple, Chandpole
Jaiwana Bistro lounge
This is the one café which serves you everything from Poha to pasta. It has a very chic ambiance with low and comfortable sitting arrangement. From this café, you can have a breathtaking sight of the entire Lake Pichola. The prices of every item are very nominal and just worth it. The breakfast is very delicious and if you ever wish to have lunch or dinner you can definitely go for it.
Address: 14, Lal Ghat Road, Silawatwari
Now that you have a list of places which serves English breakfast, you can relish your tongue with the exotic delicacies from all around the world whenever you feel like it.
If you have any more suggestions regarding the same, kindly share with us in the comment section below.
Isn’t Udaipur all about just lakes and nothing else? Why should one even think of visiting this small city of Rajasthan when you can totally go to some other place. While everyone is busy praising the so-called ‘City of lakes’ Udaipur, we’ve jotted down a list of reasons why you shouldn’t visit Udaipur.
Amazing traditional clothing, jewelry, and handicrafts will burn a hole in your pocket
If you are a shopaholic then visiting Udaipur is a big threat to you. Beautiful traditional clothes with pretty work and decorations, silver, gold and black metal jewelry for both men and women, mind-blowing handicrafts on clothing, décor pieces, and other items will burn a hole in your pockets. So, in Udaipur, you might spend your entire month’s salary and since we don’t want you to regret your shopaholic instinct, it is advisable to not visit Udaipur.
Delicious Dal Bati and regional cuisine will increase your calories
The famous Rajasthani food Dal Bati and all other regional cuisines are so delicious that you cannot stop at just tasting. So you have to prepare your stomach to get entirely filled and then your mind to satisfy itself with just that. Since we don’t want you to spend an extra hour at gym burning the calories gained from the heavenly delicious Dal Bati, you shouldn’t visit Udaipur.
The culture and festivals of Udaipur will leave you spellbound
Udaipur has a brimful of cultures and to celebrate the vastness of these cultures, there are different festivals taking place at every time of the year. From dance, music performance, and regional activities in Shilpgram to festivities and joy on everyone’s faces in Hariyali Amavasya fair, the variety of culture showcase will leave you spellbound. The moment when you are present at such occasions you will feel like you belong here.
Now, who would want to enjoy the colorful and joyful atmosphere of these festivals from their busy and hectic schedule right?
The utterly romantic destinations will make you fall in love
If you are already in love with someone, these utterly romantic destinations in Udaipur will just act as a catalyst to your love. You will feel like celebrating each and every moment of love with your loved ones. From waking up at sunrise in forts and palaces to boating in Lake Pichola at sunset, you will feel nothing less than a king or a queen. It would feel like even nature is a part of this celebration and it would witness every blissful moment you are having.
And if you’re not in love with someone, then better do not enter this magical environment or you’ll fall in love.
Royal palaces and forts will make you look back to history
Most of us literally hated history when they were just some pages in the textbooks of our school but when it comes to the history of Udaipur it will not just teach you some really interesting things but will take you to the time of past. By looking at the walls and structure of these amazing forts and palaces you will actually live the time period that was lived by the kings and queens back then. The royalty of Udaipur is nothing less than the other assets of it, so if you do not want to experience the royalty of the city, you shouldn’t visit Udaipur.
Once you visit Udaipur, it will invite you repeatedly
Udaipur is such a place that you can never get enough of. Apart from the fact that the number of places that Udaipur has, cannot be enjoyed on a single visit, there’s just something in its walls, its sculptures, its people, its street and basically everything that will invite you again and again to the city. So you just can’t quit coming and staying in Udaipur at just once, you will have to keep coming for a number of times to satisfy your soul. And if you are just not ready for that, you better not visit it.
The beauty of lakes and landscapes will hypnotize you
Udaipur which is also known as ‘city of lakes’ is a place full of natural and artificial lakes. Along with the lakes comes its blissful surroundings and eye-pleasing landscapes. Lakes like Badi, Fatehsagar, Pichola will give you a sight that you wouldn’t be able to forget for your entire life. It will make you forget all the worries of your life and you will feel like this is the only place where you truly want to be. When you sit at the edge of a lake, you will be so hypnotized by the beauty around it that you won’t be able to leave the place.
But not everyone wants to get hypnotized by nature, isn’t it?
Fatehsagar – the heart of the city
It is literally the heart of the city. If you look for Fatehsagar in google maps, you’ll see that the lake is heart shaped. It is not just a place, it’s a feeling for every Udaipurite. It’s a feeling of peace and calm. It’s a feeling of relaxation when after a long day you sit on the pal of the lake and the winds just take away all your tiredness. It’s a feeling when school and college kids hang out with their friends every evening giving the place its youthfulness. It a feeling of togetherness when you find people of different color, caste, city, country, and age that no matter what there’s this place that binds everyone together.
So in case you’re not ready to feel all of that, Fatehsagar or even Udaipur is not the place to have a visit to.
Above all these reasons, Udaipur is a city of love and compassion. It’s a city which makes everyone fall in love with itself. You will often hear people saying that ‘there’s no other city such as Udaipur’ and that is quite true, I tell you. Love it or hate it but you just won’t be able to forget the city.
What do you think of Udaipur? Tell us your story in the comment section.
While all of us have grown listening about the beautiful places and rich culture of Udaipur, there are some places which have some inexplicable stories associated with them. People from Udaipur have witnessed some weird incidents and claims that the place consists of some paranormal activities.
Let us see what these places are and what kind of activities and stories people claim there to be –
Natni ka Chabutra
Legend says that once upon a time there was a king named Maharana Jawan Singh, in city palace who assured a Natni (tightrope walker who performs various dance and activities on a rope in the air) that he would gift her half of his kingdom if she will cross the rope tied from a village on the west bank of the lake to the City Palace on the east bank. Just when she was about to finish it, the fearful king ordered to cut the rope and the Natni drowned and died in the water. Just before she died she cursed the Maharana’s family. Since then, the place is said to be haunted and no one is allowed to go there.
Old city
Apart from its rich heritage sites and colorful streets, it is also said to be the home of some inexplicable energies that prove their existence in nights. Some of the residents claim that they’ve heard and experienced something paranormal in this place. This area is said to be between Tibetan market to Jagdish temple. It is said that the kings and their kingdom who lived here once upon a time still roam around the area to ensure the safety of the place.
Bedla mata
Bedla Mata is a Hindu temple situated at Bedla road in Udaipur. It is said that the goddess of this temple takes away the ghost of people when you visit the temple and do some ritual which is to go under a shallow cave made of stones for three times. It is also said that when you return from the temple, do not look back and if you do all the ghosts that people left there will come right behind you. Scared already?
Badi Lake
There are so many Udaipurites who have different ghost stories when it comes to Badi Lake. Well, I will start with one. There was this group of 4-5 people who were on a night out and went to Badi Lake. When they were returning from there at some time around 10:00 pm, they heard a loud voice and at that very instant when they looked on the road, some unrecognizable figure crossed the road.
While night outs are all fun and frolic, such incidents make us think about it again.
Watch this viral video of Badi where a ghost was encountered.
Fatehsagar
Fatehsagar is one of the most popular lakes not only in Udaipur but all around the country. Its beauty attracts all the local people of the city as well as tourists from all around the world but ever heard that its water invites death?
There is a saying which is spread all across the city that when the first heavy rain of monsoon touches and fill the water of Lake Fatehsagar, it invites one death. People say that whoever swimming in the water of Lake Fatehsagar after heavy rains get pulled by some energy inside the water and don’t let them swim across the surface causing death.
It might be possible that you and I won’t believe it but the people who have suffered such incident will only know the horror of it. If you are one of these people who has encountered such strange activities in the town, share your experience with us in the comments section.
Udaipur is all set to witness the third season of the Udaipur World Music Festival to be held from February 9 to 11 with stages set at 3 different locations. The festival is conceptualized and produced by Seher and they have really upped the ante this year with artists like Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy (India), Txarango (Spain), Nojazz (France), and others coming from over 10 nationalities such as Spain, Greece, USA, etc. Thrilled? There’s more! The entry to UWMF 2018 will be free and the performances are segregated into morning, afternoon and evening sessions.
The event line-up looks sensational covering international as well as music from local communities as well. The previous season saw a footfall of nearly 50,000 people and this time it is expected to be greater and grander. Some artists will be giving their maiden performances in India through this platform. UWMF 2018 tends to bring people of all ages under one roof to celebrate the blend of cultures with their exhilarating pe
All you need to know about this three-day music extravaganza :
February 9 (Evening concerts) – 7 pm onwards, Gandhi GroundPerformances by – Oi Dipnoi (Italy) Flavia Coelho (Brazil) Shankar Ehsaan Loy (India)
February 10 (Morning concerts) – 8 am onwards, Amber at Amet Haveli, Ambrai Ghat Performances by – Subhadra Desai (India) Petrakis Lopez Chemirani Trio (France, Spain, and Greece)
February 10 (Afternoon concerts) – 3 pm onwards, Fateh Sagar Paal Performances by – Shubh Saran (USA/India) Maati Baani (India)
February 10 (Evening concerts) – 7 pm onwards, Gandhi GroundPerformances by – Asia 7 (Thailand) Bipul Chettri and The Travelling Band (India) Astitva (India) Nojazz (France)
February 11 (Morning concerts) – 8 am onwards, Amber at Amet Haveli, Ambrai Ghat Performances by – Dhruv Bedi (India) Aruna Sairam and Dominique Vellard (India)
February 11 (Afternoon concerts) – 3 pm onwards, Fateh Sagar Paal Performances by – Amine and Hamza (Switzerland) Ankur Tewari (India)
February 11 (Evening concerts) – 7 pm onwards, Gandhi Ground Performance by – The Ransom Collective (Philippines) Buttering Trio (Israel) Anand Bhaskar Collective (India) Txarango (Spain)
Get ready to be a part of Udaipur’s biggest music festival where musicians from all over the world gather for 3 days of non-stop fun and frolic. Various artists will be performing at the above three locations. Immerse yourselves in the soothing music during the morning, enlivening tunes in the afternoon by the lake and jazzy upbeat songs in the evening!
August 29, 2017, can be marked in the history of Udaipur. Jayant and Jinesh Kothari got a chance to design an exclusive turban for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which was presented to the PM during his visit to The City of Lakes.
In the words of the Kothari duo, it took them 10 days to make the traditional turban commonly known as ‘Mothda’ for the PM. They added that four people worked for 10 days to prepare the bandhej cloth made from the tie-and-dye technique. The cloth was dyed in multiple colors, the turban then was made in a Bhopal Shahi style (one that was worn by the king of Mewar, Maharana Bhopal Singh). Post the tie-dye, the turban was decorated with 54 inches of golden lace and brilliantly bright handmade broaches to make it more royal.
Upon asking about the specially styled turban, Jayant Kothari said that ‘Mothda’ is an ancient turban once worn by the kings of Mewar. The art of preparing ‘Mothda’ was introduced by his forefathers almost a hundred years ago for the Maharanas of the region.
“We decided to prepare a turban using the ancient art as we wanted to show our gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” said the Duo.
Jinesh added that before Prime Minister Modi they had designed and presented special turbans for Sachin Tendulkar and legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan, spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Movie Director-Producer Suraj Badjatya, and the royal Mewar family of Udaipur and many more.
Where can you find the Kothari Bros?
The brothers can be found at Shreenath Marg in Udaipur.
It is a great occurrence for the Kothari Duo, presenting a turban to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself. It is also a proud moment for the city as well that the city’s talent is exhibited in front of the PM of India.
Today The Maharana Mewar Foundation 31st Annual Award Distribution Ceremony was held at The Manek Chowk, The City Palace Complex, Udaipur.
On this occasion, the Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation honoured not only eminent
personalities but also citizens from all over the country. The ceremony started with the presentation of
certificates to students from schools and universities in Udaipur and across the State of Rajasthan. This was followed by the main Ceremony when the awardees gathered on the dais to receive their awards from Shriji
Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur, Chairman and Managing Trustee of Maharana of Mewar Charitable
Foundation, Udaipur.
दुनिया के सबसे खुबसूरत शहर की खुबसूरत सुबह की शुरुआत एक आवाज़ से हुआ करती है…
आप सुन रहे है …… ऍफ़.एम्. .. और बन्दे को आर.जे. प्रदीप कहते है… जी हाँ उदयपुर ब्लॉग आज बात कर रहा है एक प्यारी सी मुस्कराहट के धनी….जिसे शहर का एक ऑटो वाला भी ताल्लुक रखता है तो किसी महंगे फ्लेट में रहनी वाली एक आंटी भी…
जब से उदयपुर में ऍफ़.एम्. आया…तब से ये आवाज़ उदयपुर की एक पहचान सी बन गयी है…
जब कभी हम खुद को अपनी माटी से दूर महसूस कर रहे होते हैं…तभी स्वर सुनाई देता है… “उदयपुर थानों ध्यान कठिने… आपरो प्रदीप अठिने..” कभी ठेठ देहाती शब्दों का अम्बार तो कभी ऐसी बातें कि लगता है कोई बड़े मेनेजमेंट का अफसर रु-ब-रू हो रहा है…
हमारे हर दुःख-सुख में जो आवाज़ हमारे साथ महसूस होती है… हर बड़े मॉल और हर एक लोकल ऑटो में सुनी जाने वाली आवाज़….
एक आवाज़, जो हर बार हमें एक रास्ता दिखा रही होती है…” दोस्तों…जब कभी हम पानी की सतह पर तैर रहे बुलबुले की तरह टूट रहे होते हैं…फिर बन रहे होते हैं…तब याद रखो…कोई है…जो सिर्फ आपके लिए जी रहा है…”
जब कभी खुद को अकेला महसूस कर रहे होते है…तो स्वर सुनाई देते है… ” दोस्तों अगर अकेलापन साल रहा है तो फ़तेह सागर जाओ… कुछ वक़्त खुद के लिए बिताओ..मोबाईल बंद कर दो.. और आस-पास की आवाज़ से भी कुछ देर के लिए बेखबर हो जाओ… तुम कुछ हटकर…कुछ और ज्यादा पाकर ही वहा से लौट कर आओगे, मेरा विश्वास है …”
क्या हमने कभी सोचा भी कि वो हमारी आर. जे. प्रदीप की आवाज़ हमारी ज़िन्दगी का हिस्सा ही बन जाएगी…..
मैं रातों के अंधेरो में खोया सितारा हूँ..
हजारो-लाखों में मैं भी एक आवारा हूँ..
लाख कह दे, ज़माना मुझे तेरा पागल,
तुम ठुकराओगे, फिर भी मैं तुम्हारा हूँ…
हमेशा गुनगुनाने वाले इस शख्स ने ज़िन्दगी में कम दुःख नहीं देखा… अपने जूनून को आयाम देने से पहले परिवार वालो के ताने भी सुने तो कभी अपनी शाम हिरन मगरी के ऑटो स्टेंड पर भी बिताई… किसी मोबाईल स्टोर में सेल्समेन बनने में भी गुरेज नहीं किया… तो मजदूरों के साथ किसी ट्रक को ख़ाली करने में भी हाथ आजमाया… शायद इसीलिए प्रदीप की आवाज़ में इतने रंग देखने को मिलते है… सुखेर में एक चाय की थडी पर जब पटेल जी वक़्त पर दूध लेकर नहीं आते तो थडी वाले पंडित जी प्रदीप को फोन करते है… और पटेलजी दूध लेकर पहुच जाते है… प्रदीप की गाडी सुबह ख़राब हो जाति है और किसी ऑटो में बैठकर जब स्टूडियो आ रहे होते है तो ऑटो वाला भी बेझिझक कोई डाईलाग सुनने की फरमाइश करने लगता है…
जब कभी कोई सुनने वाला एक बार प्रदीप को फोन कर दे…दो उसकी आवाज़ उस कंप्यूटर में हमेशा के लिए फीड हो जाती है…जी हाँ..प्रदीप अगली बार उस लिसनर को उसके नाम से पुकारेगा…
प्रदीप, एक ऐसी शख्सियत..जिसमे हजारो शख्सियतें… हजारो तहजीबें…
प्रदीप तो बस यही कहता मिलता है कि…
“जितना दिया सरकार ने मुझको…
उतनी मेरी औकात नहीं…
ये तो करम है उनका…
वर्ना मुझमे ऐसी कोई बात ही नहीं…”
किसी कोलोनी से कोई गरिमा फोन करती है और कहती है… प्रदीप, तुम अकेले हो जिसने उदयपुर को एक कर दिया… पहले लोग किसी को फोन करने में झिझकते थे….पर रेडियो पर तुमको फोन करनेमे किसी को झिझक नहीं होती… तुम हमारी आवाज़ हो…
आज प्रदीप की उसी जिंदादिली को उदयपुर ब्लॉग परिवार सलाम करता है….. सलाम प्रदीप….
Finally the much awaited sports bike for youngsters, the CBR 250R by the automobile giant, Honda, was officially launched yesterday, 19th June 2011, in a grand event at the new happening and promising place of Udaipur, The Celebration Mall.
In the event, there were performances by the Sparkle group, and the entire event was hosted by the very popular RJ Ankit Mathur. During the event, Mr. Sandeep Rana, Sales In-charge (Rajasthan area), Honda motorcycle and scooters Pvt. Ltd. unveiled the new devil, and handed over the keys of the bike to Mr. Loveneet Bhati.
On behalf of Lakecity Honda, Mr. Sheel Mohan Sharma, and the entire team was present in the launch event. He informed that the bike will be available in two different models and 3 attractive and sporty colours. The main attraction of the bike will be its sporty and unique design, provision of Anti Lock Braking System or the ABS, Liquid Cooled PGM-Fi fuel injected 250cc engine, broad tubeless tyres, comfortable seating position, and many more features. This new sporty attraction on roads of Udaipur is available via bookings.
Here are a few captures from the event:
For all the Bike Lovers, here are a few more snaps of a closer look at the new Devil in the town:
The Biggest Event to transpire in the History of Udaipur i.e, The Lakecity carnival Organised by Dainik Bhaskar Corp. in association with Oriental Palace Resort was cheerfully inaugurated on 27 September. A grand ceremony which marked the inauguration of Lakecity Carnival was held in premises of Oriental Palace Resort on the Occasion of World Tourism Day.
Event was inaugurated in Presence of various renowned personalities, Business associates & some certain citizens of Udaipur. All the guests showered there benedictions in the ceremony. The Event was inaugurated in the presence of Mrs. Rajni Dangi (Sabhapati Nagar Parishad), Mrs. Neelima Sukhadia (member of Honourable Sukhadia Family), Mrs. Madhu Mehta (City Head) , Shraddha Gattani (from oriental Palace resort) , Mr. V.S shekhawat (Unit head, Dainik Bhaskar Udaipur), Mr. Anunya Goswami (State Buisness Head, Dainik Bhaskar) & many other conscientious personalities & business associates.
Guests inaugurated the event by lighting Hot Air Ballons to the sky. Most probably the Carnival is to be Organised in the Second week of October. The main event will comprise of Decorative Floats (on science, art, culture, dance, drama, music, television, sports, history, heritage etc) which will be presented on horses & elephants with fireworks, lamps, mashals & air ballons etc. initially beginning from town hall to the most prominent parts of city ending at Fatehsagar lake. Award will be given to best performers.
Award categories in the Carnival are:
1st Prize : 51,000 cash,
2nd Prize: 21,000 ,
3rd Prize: 11,000 ,
And three consolation Prizes of 5100 each.
You can also participate:
Dainik Bhaskar Corp. invites All Entertainment groups to partake in this prestigious Event through various participating options available.
Groups related to science, art, culture, dance, drama, music, television, sports, history, heritage, statehood, nationality, folklore, custom & traditions or any other aspect of life that attracts and entertains people can participate in the event.
For registering & more details Contact: 9672872968, 9672862405
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