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  2. Basti district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India, and a part of Basti Division. Basti city is the district headquarters. Origin of name and history. Basti was originally known as Vaishishthi. [4] .

  3. Sep 18, 2024 · Basti district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India and Basti town is the district headquarters. Basti district is a part of Basti Division. Basti was originally known as village. The origin of the name Vaishishthi is attributed to the fact that this area was the Ashram of Rishi Vashistha in ancient period.

  4. Basti is the seventh largest district of Uttar Pradesh. It is an administrative district with its headquarters located at Basti town. Originally a village, district Basti derived its name from the Ashram of Rishi Vashishtha or Bashishtha, it was then known as Vashishthi. Sage Vashishtha was a renowned Rishi in the ancient period.

  5. ABOUT DISTRICT. The district is situated in the north – eastern part of Uttar Pradesh, district lies between the parallels of 26° 23′ and 27° 30′ North latitude and 82° 17′ and 83° 20′ East longitude. The district is surrounded by Sant Kabir Nagar on the east and Gonda on west, on the south.

  6. Basti is a city, municipal board and administrative headquarters of Basti district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The district is part of Basti division. It is situated 202 kilometres east of the state capital, Lucknow.

  7. Basti district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state with its administrative headquarters located at Basti town. The district got its name from the great saint Basisth, whose ashram was situated in this place.

  8. Sep 18, 2024 · About District. History. In very ancient period the country around Basti was part of Kosala. The Shatapatha Brahmana speaks of Kosala as one of the countries of the Vedic Aryans and the grammarian Pa?ini mentions it in one of his Sutras.