Bassi Pathana

History

According to legend, Bassi Pathana was founded in 1540. As the name suggests, it was a city of Muslim Pathans. After this place was visited by the 9th Sikh master Guru Teg Bahadur Ji they changed the city name to Bassi i.e. Bassi Pathanan. Bassi Pathana was visited by the 9th Sikh Master Guru Teg Bahadur Ji and the 10th Sikh Master Guru Gobind Singh Ji. There is one Historical Gurdwara (Sikh temple) in the city in their memory. A temple of Sh. Sant Namdev Ji is also situated in this city. This historic city has one temple named Brahamghat, where a sage called Rishi Ajgaiwanand is said to have meditated here for years. During one of those meditation sessions, someone came to check whether he was meditating or not and put his leg in the Agni (Fire) which is traditionally lit while meditating. He was so involved in meditation that he did not realize that he had lost his leg in the fire. When his disciples saw that he had lost his leg, they made a leg of wood and brass. He was so delighted with this gesture that he blessed this city and said that no misfortune can ever strike this city. If misfortune is sensed then this leg (after his death) should be moved through each house and misfortune will go away. Its popular temple is Shri Usha Mata Ji Mandir near Brahamghat Temple. This city also has a historic lord Shiva temple named Prachin Shiv Mandir (in old Subzi Mandi) situated in the main bazaar of Bassi Pathana near the main post office. Bassi Pathanan city also had an old railway station which was built during the British rule in India. India's first sewing machine was manufactured by Pt. Ramjidass in 1925. There are now many factories that make sewing machine parts.

Most-observed species

• Rock Pigeon

  Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  75
• Red-wattled Lapwing

  Vanellus indicus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
  70
• Common Myna

  Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  67
• House Crow

  Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
  66
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  58
• Rose-ringed Parakeet

  Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves
  53
• Black-winged Stilt

  Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  53
• Black Drongo

  Dicrurus macrocercus Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
  43

Most recent

• M 4.4 — 2025-10-14
  10 km NE of Rājgarh, India
• M 4.5 — 2016-08-01
  15 km WNW of Seoni, India
• M 4.6 — 2014-02-21
  18 km ESE of Dirba, India
• M 4.4 — 2013-08-29
  1 km NNE of Una, India
• M 3.7 — 2004-11-26
  15 km NW of N?han, India