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Uttarakhand Complete Guide 2026: Rishikesh, Haridwar, Mussoorie, Nainital, Jim Corbett and Char Dham

1. TL;DR

I spent three weeks crossing Uttarakhand from the Ganges plains to high passes. I rafted Grade III rapids in Rishikesh, walked Mall Road in Nainital, tracked tigers in Jim Corbett, and reached two of the four Char Dham shrines before weather turned me back. If you want pilgrimage, yoga, jungle, and Himalayan ridges in one trip, this is the state.

2. Why Visit Uttarakhand in 2026

I planned my 2026 visit around four pulls. First, the Char Dham Yatra, the four-temple Hindu circuit of Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath, opens late April to early November, and 2026 had improved road sections after post-2013 reconstruction. Second, the Valley of Flowers National Park (UNESCO 1988) runs peak bloom July to September, and I timed a side trip from Govindghat to walk the alpine meadow at 3,658 metres. Third, Nanda Devi National Park (UNESCO 1988), built around India's highest fully domestic peak at 7,816 metres, framed every northward view. Fourth, Rishikesh, often called the yoga capital of the world, was hosting expanded International Day of Yoga sessions on 21 June 2026, and the Beatles Ashram drew me back for a slower second look.

Beyond these anchors, I came for food, altitude, and Bengal tigers in the country's oldest reserve.

3. Background and Context

Uttarakhand covers 53,483 square kilometres in the central Himalayas, sharing borders with Tibet to the north, Nepal to the east, and the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The population sits around 11 million. Dehradun, with roughly 750,000 residents, serves as the working capital, while Gairsain in Chamoli district was declared the summer capital in 2020.

The state was carved out of Uttar Pradesh on 9 November 2000, making it the 27th state of the Indian Union. Hindi is the official language, but I heard Garhwali in the western hills and Kumaoni in the eastern hills, and English worked in every hotel. The currency is the Indian rupee (INR), the time zone is IST (UTC+5:30), and sockets accept type C, D, and M plugs at 230 volts.

Geographically, the state splits into two cultural regions. Garhwal, in the west, holds seven districts and the four Char Dham shrines. Kumaon, in the east, holds six districts and the lake belt around Nainital. Above both regions sits the Panch Kedar, a five-temple Shiva circuit older than the Char Dham. I felt the regional shift in food and dialect: kafuli (a spinach and fenugreek stew) is Garhwali, while bhatt ki churkani (a black soybean curry) is Kumaoni.

4. Rishikesh: Yoga Capital and Whitewater Town

Rishikesh sits at about 1,800 metres along the right bank of the Ganges. I based myself for five nights in Tapovan, the ashram quarter on the north bank. The Beatles Ashram, formally the Chaurasi Kutia compound, hosted John, Paul, George, and Ringo in early 1968 under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The ruined meditation huts are covered in murals, and a 150-rupee ticket lets you wander.

The two suspension footbridges define the town. Lakshman Jhula, built in 1929 and rebuilt in 1939, was closed for repairs during my visit but is scheduled to reopen in stages through 2026. Ram Jhula, opened in 1986, carried the pilgrim flow instead. Triveni Ghat, on the southern flank, hosts the evening Ganga aarti at sunset, and unlike the larger Haridwar ceremony this one stays small. I joined floor seating at 6:15 pm in October and bought a leaf-cup of marigolds for 20 rupees.

Adventure is the other Rishikesh. The 16-kilometre rafting run from Brahmpuri to Shivpuri pulls Grade III rapids in shoulder season and Grade III to IV in spring melt. I paid 600 rupees for a half-day trip with transport, helmet, and life jacket. Bungee jumping at Mohan Chatti and giant swings round out the menu, and most operators close mid-June to mid-September when the river runs too high.

5. Haridwar: Har ki Pauri and the Pilgrim Crowd

Haridwar lies 20 kilometres downstream from Rishikesh, and the shared autorickshaw covered the distance for 50 rupees in about an hour. The town's gravitational centre is Har ki Pauri, the bathing ghat where Brahma Kund holds the spot believed to receive drops of immortality nectar. The Ganga aarti runs at dawn and dusk, and the evening version draws thousands. I arrived 90 minutes early, sat cross-legged on the stone steps, and watched priests light brass lamps while the river carried floating diyas downstream.

Three temple complexes ring the town. Mansa Devi sits on Bilwa Parvat to the south, reached by cable car (Udan Khatola) for 250 rupees round trip. Chandi Devi crowns Neel Parvat across the river, with a separate cable car at the same price. Maya Devi temple, smaller and older, anchors the old town and asks no fee.

Haridwar will host the next Purna Kumbh Mela in 2027. Past editions have drawn between 50 million and 100 million pilgrims, and a full Kumbh falls at Haridwar every 12 years. The town is strictly vegetarian, alcohol is prohibited within municipal limits, and the same rule applies to Rishikesh.

6. Mussoorie: The Queen of Hills

Mussoorie sits at 1,880 metres on a ridge above the Doon Valley, an hour and a half from Dehradun. Captain Frederick Young, a British officer, established the first hut here in 1827, and the town grew into a hot-weather refuge for colonial administrators. The population swells to half a million on summer weekends, and Mall Road can feel like a slow-moving river of pedestrians from 4 pm onward.

I walked Camel's Back Road, a 4-kilometre loop with cliffside benches and almost no traffic. Gun Hill at 2,024 metres sits above Mall Road, and a 75-rupee cable car saved me the climb. Kempty Falls, 15 kilometres west, drops 1.5 kilometres in five tiers, though midday crowds make early arrival worthwhile.

The quieter side of Mussoorie sits in Landour, a small cantonment 300 metres above Mall Road. Char Dukan, literally "four shops," still serves bun-omelette and ginger-lemon-honey tea from a flagstone terrace, and Sister Bazaar holds the Landour Bakehouse and a small church. Library Bazaar at the western end of Mall contains the Cambridge Book Depot, where Ruskin Bond still signs copies most Saturdays.

7. Nainital: The Lake District of Kumaon

Nainital wraps around Naini Lake, a crescent-shaped tarn 1.5 kilometres long and 400 metres wide at 1,938 metres. Naina Devi temple on the north shore commemorates the legend that the lake formed in one of Sati's mythological eyes. Boatmen at Mallital charge 210 rupees for a 30-minute paddle.

Mall Road runs along the eastern shore. Cars are banned for several hours each evening, and the pedestrian stretch fills with families eating ice cream from Sakley's, operating since 1944. I climbed Tiffin Top (Dorothy's Seat) at 2,290 metres. Snow View Point at 2,270 metres connects to the town by a 200-rupee cable car, and on clear winter mornings the ridge of Trishul, Nanda Devi, and Nanda Kot opens to the north.

The wider Kumaon lake belt rewards a slower trip. Sat Tal, 23 kilometres away, holds seven small connected lakes and pine forest birding. Bhimtal at 22 kilometres runs warmer and shallower. I rented a Mahindra Bolero with driver for a 12-hour Sat Tal-Bhimtal-Naukuchiatal day at 3,500 rupees including fuel.

8. Jim Corbett National Park: India's First Tiger Reserve

Jim Corbett National Park, established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, was the first protected wildlife area in India. It covers 521 square kilometres along the Ramganga River and shelters around 250 Bengal tigers, Asiatic elephants, sambar, chital (spotted deer), gharial, and more than 600 bird species. The reserve carries the name of the British-Indian hunter-turned-conservationist who helped clear the area of man-eaters in the 1920s and 1930s.

The park has four main visitor zones. Dhikala, the core zone, requires an overnight stay in the forest rest house and runs the highest tiger sighting rates. Bijrani sits closer to Ramnagar and allows day jeep safaris at 6 am and 2 pm. Jhirna stays open year-round when monsoon closes other zones mid-June to mid-November. Durga Devi is the quietest zone, with a smaller jeep cap and good elephant herds.

Private jeep rates for foreign visitors run 5,500 to 6,500 rupees per vehicle per drive (six seats) with park fees, guide, and driver included. The Dhikala canter bus costs about 2,000 rupees per seat. I saw a sub-adult tigress on my second Bijrani drive at 6:40 am in a sal grove, the closest I've been to a wild tiger without bars between us.

9. Char Dham Yatra: Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, Badrinath

The Char Dham circuit links four high-altitude shrines that the 8th-century philosopher Adi Shankaracharya formalised into a Hindu pilgrimage. Yamunotri at 3,293 metres marks the source of the Yamuna. Gangotri at 3,100 metres marks the figurative source of the Ganga (the literal source, Gaumukh glacier, sits 18 kilometres further up the trail). Kedarnath at 3,584 metres holds one of the 12 Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva. Badrinath at 3,300 metres is one of the four cardinal Vishnu shrines.

The shrines open late April to early May and close late October to early November because heavy snow makes the high passes impassable. Online registration through ukcdhsmgmt.org has been mandatory since 2014, and you cannot board helicopter shuttles or pass road checkpoints without a printed QR permit.

I respect the memorial dimension of any Kedarnath visit. On 16 and 17 June 2013, a glacial lake outburst above Chorabari sent flash floods through the valley, killing roughly 6,000 pilgrims and residents. Reconstruction has been steady, and a new approach trail and helipad opened in 2024. I did Gangotri by road from Uttarkashi and skipped Kedarnath this trip because my schedule pushed into November, when snow was already falling at 3,500 metres.

10. Valley of Flowers National Park

The Valley of Flowers covers 87 square kilometres at 3,658 metres in Chamoli district. UNESCO inscribed the park in 1988. British mountaineer Frank Smythe stumbled into the valley in 1931 while returning from Kamet, and his 1938 book drew the first botanists. More than 600 species of flowering plant grow inside the park, including blue poppy, cobra lily, and several primula varieties.

The trek starts at Govindghat (1,828 metres), follows the Lakshman Ganga up to Ghangaria (3,049 metres) over 13 kilometres, and continues another 4 kilometres to the valley entrance. The park is open June to October, and bloom peaks mid-July to mid-August, exactly when landslide risk along the approach road is highest. I went in early September and met perhaps 40 other walkers all day.

From Ghangaria, a steeper 6-kilometre trail climbs to Hemkund Sahib at 4,329 metres, a Sikh shrine commemorating the place where Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh guru, meditated in a previous life according to Sikh tradition. The gurdwara serves free langar to every visitor regardless of faith, and a small glacial lake beside the shrine reflects the surrounding peaks.

11. Nanda Devi National Park

Nanda Devi National Park surrounds Nanda Devi at 7,816 metres, the second-highest peak in India after Kangchenjunga and the highest peak located entirely within Indian borders. The inner sanctuary covers 624 square kilometres, ringed by a near-continuous wall of 6,000-metre summits. UNESCO inscribed the park in 1988 and combined it with the Valley of Flowers into a single cluster site in 2005.

The core sanctuary has been closed to all visitors since 1983 to allow ecological recovery after decades of expedition pressure. You can still walk parts of the buffer zone from Lata village in Chamoli, with permits from the Forest Department in Joshimath. I trekked to Lata Kharak at 3,750 metres on a three-day acclimatisation route and watched the south face of Nanda Devi from a ridge above the village.

12. Auli: Skiing on the Garhwal Ridge

Auli sits at 2,500 metres on a south-facing slope above Joshimath in Chamoli district. The ski runs total 1,150 metres of vertical descent, with Olympic-grade certification on the longer 3-kilometre piste. Snow reliability runs late December to early March, and the Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam operates the lift system and ski rentals (700 to 1,200 rupees per day).

The Joshimath-Auli cable car covers 4 kilometres and was for years listed as the second-longest passenger ropeway in Asia. It is currently closed pending repairs after subsidence in Joshimath town in early 2023, and access shifted to a road shuttle of about 14 kilometres. I drove up in February, took a one-day group ski lesson at 1,800 rupees, and spent the second day on the chairlift watching Nanda Devi and Trishul catch first light.

13. Ranikhet, Almora, and Kausani: Kumaon Hill Towns

The Kumaon hill belt runs at 1,800 to 2,500 metres along a ridge east of Nainital. Ranikhet at 1,869 metres was the original cantonment for the Kumaon Regiment and still hosts the Regimental Museum. Almora at 1,651 metres holds the older bazaar, Bright End Corner viewpoint, and a network of stone-paved colonial streets. Kausani at 1,890 metres offers a 300-kilometre panorama of the Greater Himalaya from Chaukhamba to Panchachuli.

Mahatma Gandhi spent two weeks in Kausani in 1929 writing parts of his Anasakti Yoga commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, and the small Anasakti Ashram on the ridge above town now functions as a museum. I sat on the terrace at 6:15 am, watched Trishul flash pink before sunrise, and understood why Gandhi called the place "the Switzerland of India" in his diary.

14. Cost Table

Category	Budget (per night/meal)	Mid-range	High-end
Accommodation Rishikesh	INR 800-1,500 (USD 10-18)	INR 3,000-7,000 (USD 36-85)	INR 17,000+ (USD 200+, Ananda Spa)
Accommodation Mussoorie	INR 1,000-2,000 (USD 12-25)	INR 4,000-9,000 (USD 50-110)	INR 50,000+ (USD 600+, Wildflower Hall area)
Garhwali thali (kafuli, bhatt)	INR 80-180	INR 200-300	INR 400-700
Delhi to Dehradun Shatabdi train	INR 800 (chair)	INR 1,500 (executive)	INR 5,000 (flight, 1 hour)
Haridwar to Rishikesh shared auto	INR 50	Private taxi INR 800	Private car INR 1,500
Char Dham helicopter package (8 days)	n/a	n/a	INR 220,000+ (USD 2,000+)
Char Dham road yatra (10 days, full board)	INR 25,000 (USD 300)	INR 60,000 (USD 700)	INR 150,000 (USD 1,800)
Corbett jeep safari (foreigners, 6 seats)	n/a	INR 6,500	Dhikala FRH stay INR 12,000+

Helicopter shuttles run from Phata, Sersi, and Sirsi (for Kedarnath) and from Sahastradhara (for the full circuit). Bookings open in January for the May to November season and sell out within hours for peak weekends.

15. Planning (6 paragraphs)

The best time depends on what you want. For Char Dham and high-altitude trekking, the window is late April through early November. For lake and hill stations like Nainital and Mussoorie, March to June and September to November are dry and clear. For Auli skiing, December to February. The monsoon runs heavy July through August, and landslide risk on the upper Char Dham roads is real, with several deaths most years. I stuck to Rishikesh, Haridwar, and Corbett (Jhirna zone) when I needed monsoon dates.

Visas are straightforward. Indian citizens need no document beyond Aadhaar and the Char Dham QR registration. Foreign travellers use the e-Visa portal at indianvisaonline.gov.in, with 30-day, 1-year, or 5-year tourist options from USD 25 upward. Some sensitive border areas in Chamoli, Pithoragarh, and Uttarkashi require an Inner Line Permit, issued locally against passport and visa.

Flights are the fastest gateway. Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun has direct flights from Delhi (45 minutes), Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Lucknow. Pantnagar Airport serves Kumaon and is the nearest air option for Nainital and Corbett. Most international travellers fly into Delhi and connect onward.

Internal transport mixes train, road, and helicopter. The Dehradun Shatabdi from New Delhi runs in about six hours, and the Haridwar Shatabdi takes four. The full Char Dham road yatra takes 9 to 12 days, and helicopter packages compress it to 4 or 5. State-run UTC buses run reliable schedules, but I preferred private cars above 2,000 metres.

The climate is Himalayan continental in upper Garhwal and Kumaon. Days at 1,800 metres in October sat in the 18 to 22 degree range, and nights dropped to 6 or 8. At Kedarnath base camp, October nights hit zero, and I carried a synthetic-fill jacket above 2,500 metres in every season. Below 1,000 metres in the Doon Valley and the Terai, summer temperatures reach 38 degrees.

Dress modestly at pilgrimage sites. Knees and shoulders covered for everyone, head covered for women at Sikh gurdwaras, and shoes removed at every Hindu temple and Sikh shrine. Photography is allowed in temple precincts but not inside sanctum chambers. Drone use requires permits and is heavily restricted near Char Dham shrines and the China and Nepal borders.

16. FAQs (8 questions)

Q1: How fast is the e-Visa for India?
The e-Visa is approved within 72 hours in most cases. I applied 11 days before departure, paid USD 25 for the 30-day double-entry option, and received the PDF in 36 hours. Indian citizens do not need any visa.

Q2: How does the Char Dham booking work?
Registration on ukcdhsmgmt.org has been mandatory since 2014. Create an account, upload a passport-size photo and ID (Aadhaar for Indians, passport for foreigners), and book each shrine's date slot separately. Helicopter packages are sold through IRCTC and private operators starting in January for the May to November season, and the most popular Kedarnath dates sell out within hours.

Q3: How real is altitude sickness on the Char Dham?
Real enough to plan for. Kedarnath at 3,584 metres, Badrinath at 3,300 metres, and Hemkund Sahib at 4,329 metres all sit above the AMS risk threshold. I carried Diamox (acetazolamide), built in a sleep night at 2,500 metres before climbing higher, and drank 4 litres of water daily. A small percentage of pilgrims die each season from cardiac events linked to altitude, and the Uttarakhand health department now runs mandatory fitness screening for Char Dham pilgrims.

Q4: Are these areas vegetarian?
Haridwar and Rishikesh are strictly vegetarian by municipal regulation, and alcohol is prohibited in both. Egg dishes are not sold within the old town of Haridwar but appear in some Rishikesh cafes catering to foreign visitors. Mussoorie, Nainital, Corbett, and the lower Doon Valley serve both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food, with chicken and trout common in hill restaurants.

Q5: Should I travel during monsoon (July-August)?
For Char Dham and high Garhwal, no. Landslides close roads several times a week, and the 2013 floods happened in mid-June. For Rishikesh, Haridwar, and Corbett (Jhirna zone), monsoon is acceptable. Valley of Flowers actually requires monsoon for the bloom, and that is the trade-off you accept by going in August.

Q6: How do I book a Corbett tiger safari?
Book through the official portal corbettonline.uk.gov.in 45 days in advance for the day-safari slots, or two months in advance for Dhikala FRH overnight stays. Walk-in bookings exist at the Ramnagar reception centre but rarely yield prime zone seats in peak season (November to June).

Q7: How do I book trains and Char Dham helicopters?
IRCTC (irctc.co.in) handles all Indian Railways bookings, including the Dehradun Shatabdi and Haridwar Shatabdi. The Tatkal quota opens 24 hours before departure for last-minute seats. Char Dham helicopters from Phata, Sersi, and Sirsi open booking on IRCTC's heli portal in January, with most operators selling out within the first week.

Q8: Is photography allowed at temples and gurdwaras?
Inside Hindu temple sanctum sanctorum, no. In the outer courtyards, usually yes. At Hemkund Sahib gurdwara, photography is permitted in the precincts but not directed at the holy book (Guru Granth Sahib) during prayer. Always ask the local priest or sevadar before lifting a camera.

17. Hindi and Garhwali Phrases (15+)

English	Hindi	Garhwali
Hello / Namaste	Namaste	Pranam
Thank you	Dhanyavaad	Dhanyabad
Yes	Haan	Ho
No	Nahin	Nai
How much?	Kitna hai?	Kati ch?
Water	Paani	Paani
Tea	Chai	Chai
Food	Khaana	Khaano
Where is...?	Kahan hai...?	Kakh ch...?
Good morning	Suprabhat	Subhe namaskar
Good night	Shubh ratri	Raat ko namaskar
Sorry	Maaf kijiye	Maaf karyaan
How are you?	Aap kaise hain?	Kya haal ch?
I am fine	Main theek hoon	Main bhalo chhu
Please	Kripya	Kirpa kari
Goodbye	Alvida	Tata
Brother	Bhai	Bhulaa
Sister	Behen	Bhuli

Cultural Notes

Uttarakhand's population is 83 percent Hindu, 14 percent Muslim, 2 percent Sikh, with small Christian, Buddhist, and Jain communities. Garhwali speakers make up about 65 percent of the state, Kumaoni speakers about 30 percent, with Hindi speakers in the plains and Sikh Punjabi communities in Udham Singh Nagar and parts of Dehradun.

The Char Dham circuit is the spine of the religious calendar. Adi Shankaracharya, the 8th-century Advaita Vedanta philosopher, formalised the four-temple route. The state's Hindu Char Dham (Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, Badrinath) is separate from the all-India Char Dham (Badrinath, Puri, Rameswaram, Dwarka). The Panch Kedar, five Shiva shrines including Kedarnath, Madhyamaheshwar, Tungnath, Rudranath, and Kalpeshwar, predates the Char Dham.

Kumbh Mela at Haridwar runs every 12 years (next: 2027), with Ardh Kumbh at the 6-year midpoint. Garhwali folk music uses the dhol and damau drums, while Kumaoni music features the hurka. Pandav Lila, a folk theatre cycle re-enacting the Mahabharata, is performed in Garhwali villages October to March and lasts up to nine nights.

The Beatles' arrival at Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's Chaurasi Kutia ashram in February 1968 turned Rishikesh into a global yoga destination. The town now hosts the UN-recognised International Day of Yoga on 21 June each year, and the Parmarth Niketan ashram runs the largest public aarti and yoga sessions.

Pre-trip Prep Checklist

• e-Visa printed and saved to phone (foreign travellers); Aadhaar card photo on phone (Indians)
• Char Dham registration QR code printed for each shrine
• INR cash for temple offerings, parking, and rural stalls (ATMs scarce above 2,000 metres)
• AMS prep for any trip above 3,000 metres: Diamox prescription, slow ascent, hydration
• Modest clothing covering knees and shoulders; scarf for women at gurdwaras
• Layers for altitude: thermal base, fleece, synthetic jacket, waterproof shell
• Plug adapter for type C/D/M sockets, 230V
• Pre-monsoon (March to June) and post-monsoon (September to November) windows for hill routes
• Travel insurance covering altitude evacuation and emergency repatriation
• Photo prints (passport-size) for permits and temple booking offices

Three Itineraries

5-day (Rishikesh and Haridwar): Day 1 arrive Dehradun, transfer Rishikesh, evening Triveni Ghat aarti. Day 2 Beatles Ashram, Lakshman/Ram Jhula walk, yoga class. Day 3 white-water rafting Brahmpuri to Shivpuri, evening sound bath. Day 4 transfer Haridwar, Mansa Devi cable car, evening Ganga aarti Har ki Pauri. Day 5 Chandi Devi, Brahma Kund dip, return Delhi by Shatabdi.

8-day (add Mussoorie, Nainital, Corbett): Days 1-3 as above (compressed Rishikesh, Haridwar). Day 4 transfer Mussoorie via Dehradun, evening Camel's Back Road. Day 5 Landour, Kempty Falls, Gun Hill. Day 6 transfer Nainital, Naina Devi temple, Mall Road. Day 7 Tiffin Top morning, Sat Tal afternoon. Day 8 transfer Ramnagar, evening Jim Corbett briefing, dawn Bijrani safari, return Delhi.

12-day (full Char Dham yatra by road): Day 1 Haridwar arrival, Har ki Pauri aarti. Day 2 drive to Barkot. Day 3 Yamunotri trek (6 km each way from Janki Chatti). Day 4 drive Uttarkashi. Day 5 Gangotri darshan, return Uttarkashi. Day 6 drive Guptkashi. Day 7 helicopter to Kedarnath, darshan, return same day. Day 8 drive Joshimath. Day 9 Badrinath darshan, Mana village, return Joshimath. Day 10 Auli cable car or Valley of Flowers approach to Govindghat. Day 11 drive to Rishikesh. Day 12 return Delhi.

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Five External References

1. Wikipedia, "Uttarakhand" entry, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttarakhand
2. UNESCO World Heritage Centre, "Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks" inscription, whc.unesco.org/en/list/335
3. Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board, uttarakhandtourism.gov.in
4. Wikivoyage, "Uttarakhand" travel guide, en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Uttarakhand
5. Lonely Planet, "Uttarakhand" destination page, lonelyplanet.com/india/uttarakhand

Last updated: 2026-05-19

References

• India on Wikipedia
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