Jim Ankan Deka | Music, Photography and More

I was kind of little reluctant about my trip to Dehradun, because I had just over 24 hrs at hand. What could I have accomplished in one day, trying to travel the beautiful land of the Gharwalis on the foothills of the Himalayas. But being a travel addict, I had to give into my passion. So my travel partner Parmita and I booked the tickets from Bangalore and reached the Jolly Grant Airport on September 21, 2013. Though we went to Mussoorie before, we had little clue about Dehradun. And as this was more of an unplanned back-packing kind of visit, we did not even book the hotel in advance. So, after reaching the city, we looked around and checked into a neat hotel - Hotel Doon Castle . The hotel was clean and what we found out was that, the 'Queen rooms' are far better than the 'King rooms'. Clean toilet, decent food and less charges - 3 things a traveler looks for before choosing a hotel. Doon Castle did provide us with all of those. Though we would have loved to re...

I had not much clue about an event like this in Bangalore until my friend Antara Baruah gave me a call and told me about it. Later as I was checking out, Asha Rao, founder of Sunday Soul Sante gave me a call and invited me for the event. There was food, music, beverages and for the females specially - a flea market. The Sunday Soul Sante 2013 had almost everything to offer. Apart from damosels in fine-looking garments appearing totally appealing and attractive, the event also witnessed live music by the band Solder and Avril Quadros with her band Hammer N Thong and a fashion show by Prasad Bidapa Associates . Below are few photos of the event. Avril Quadros of Hammer N Thong at Sunday Soul Sante (photo - Jim Ankan Deka) Avril Quadros at Sunday Soul Sante 2013, Bangalore (photo - Jim Ankan Deka) Avril Quadros of Hammer N Thong at Sunday Soul Sante (photo - Jim Ankan Deka) Models at a fashion show at Sunday Soul Sante (photo - Jim Ankan Deka) Models at a fashion...

Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple is a 1000 year old temple. The original temple, identified as one of the oldest temples of Karnataka, dates back to the 9th century A.D. The temple is dedicated to the Lord Shiva. There are three temples within the temple complex - Arunachaleswara, Uma Maheshwara and Bhoga Nandeeshwara. The other portion of the temple houses a large indoor water pond, called Sringeri Teertha and has rock cut steps on which 100,000 lamps are lit thrice a year on main festival days like Deepavali. Below are few pics of the temple. Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple (© Jim Ankan Deka) Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple (© Jim Ankan Deka) Temple Entrace (© Jim Ankan Deka) Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple (© Jim Ankan Deka) Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple (© Jim Ankan Deka) Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple (© Jim Ankan Deka) Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple (© Jim Ankan Deka) Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple (© Jim Ankan Deka) Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple (© Jim Ankan Deka) Sringeri Teertha (© Jim Ankan De...