Agioi Deka ruins of Gortys. There is a local archaeological museum containing finds from the area. Other archaeological remains include the "Praetorium" located between Agioi Deka and Gortys, the tombs of Agioi Deka and the old church in the centre of the old village. The name of the village means Ten Saints, referring to the ten Martyrs of Crete (Agathopus, Basilides, Gelasius, Evaristus, Eunician, Euporus, Zoticus, Theodulus, Saturninus, and either Cleomenes or Mobius or Pompeius) who martyred there in 250 AD during the religious persecutions of the Roman emperor Decius. At the site of their martyrdom stands a 12th-century church. Agioi Deka
Pabitra Kumar Deka he was given the best actor and best director awards for the play "Adarsha Homeo hall", written by Deba Kumar Saikia. Plays like "Interview" and "Mara Sutir Jiya Saku" (Writer: Deba Kumar Saikia) also received the best direction award in many drama competitions. During the same period, Deka began to translate short stories of foreign writers in Assamese for the magazines "Manideep" and "Nabajug". His first published work was an Assamese adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s story published in "Manideep". In Guwahati, Deka joined Assam Tribune group of Newspapers as Advertising Manager in 1965 till late eighties. After that, he