Guru Jasnath Ji Maharaj - The founder of Jasnathi Sampradaya whose name was Jasnath. He was from Jyani gotra of Jats from a village in Bikaner state. When the Rathor rulers in Bikaner increased the land taxes excessively people became very disappointed. Jasnath Ji Maharaj came at such juncture to remove the problems of people. He established this Sampradaya in samvat 1551 in Churu. The followers of Jasnathi Sampradaya are in large number, mainly Jats, in Sardarshahar, Nagaur, Panchla (Marwar), Jodhpur, Barmer, Churu, Ganganagar, Bikaner etc. in Rajasthan and also many people from Haryana, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh.