#Benares
Live, measured metrics for the hashtag #Benares from the open social web. Every number carries a named source and the time it was fetched. Nothing is estimated.
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Day-by-day usage
measured · mastodon.online (Mastodon public tags API) · fetched 2026-09-20 14:00 UTC0 uses by 0 unique accounts across the window. Real per-day counts, not estimates. Newest bar is today so far.
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measured · mastodon.online (Mastodon public search API) · fetched 2026-09-20 14:00 UTCLive pulse
measured · mastodon.online (Mastodon tag timeline) · fetched 2026-09-20 14:00 UTCEverything below is measured over the latest 40 public posts (spanning ~8696 hours).
Posting hours (UTC) — busiest: 15:00
Languages: English (40)
Avg boosts / post: 0
Top of the latest posts
Benares is also the city of death and release. People come here to die and be cremated and then to escape the endless cycle of life and rebirth. I also briefly discuss Indians and death. https://www.rajivchopra.in/p/benares-the-city-of-deat
Despite the changes that Benares has undergone. the city has not changed at a fundamental level. Read this post after the previous one, to understand why I believe that despite change, some things remain the same. https://www.rajivchopra.in
I wrote a post, Benares has changed beyond recognition. https://www.rajivchopra.in/p/benares-has-changed-beyond-recognition I returned to Benares after a decade, to find the city much changed. Read my blog post to discover why I think the c
What “benares” means
WikipediaVaranasi, or Kashi, is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world. The city also has a syncretic tradition of Islamic artisanship that underpins its religious tourism. Located in the middle-Ganges valley in the southeastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi lies on the left bank of the river. It is 692 kilometres (430 mi) to the southeast of India's capital New Delhi and 320 kilometres (
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