"On 17th March, 774 A.D., there was spring equinox. The noon shadow on spring equinox completely disappears at the equator. This was also a New Moon day. Thus, the coincidental disappearance of one’s own shadow, Moon and the Pole star might have spurred the astrological exploration by scholar-practitioners of Tantra in an established centre of… Continue reading THE “GUIDING STAR OF THE WORLD” TĀRĀ IN JAVA: Visiting the famed Tārā Temple at Kalasan worshipped by Indian adept, Ātiśa (Indonesia pilgrimage IV)