The Solar Gate
Through the triangular opening behind the statue of La a breathtaking view unfolds. This is the so-called Solar Gate – it visually frames the space where the sun sets beyond the horizon. The sunset at the equinox aligns perffectly with the center of the triangle, behind the peak of Mount Chornyi Hrun, above the Kagla hollow near the village of Snidavka.
Finding the Solar Gate
The triangular opening between the boulders is behind the Lada figure and frames the slopes beyond the Bezulka valley. The light is best in the morning and late afternoon, when the sun is low. Mykola Kuhutiak and his followers link the orientation of some elements to the sun’s movement and to calendar dates such as the solstices; this is an interpretation rather than a measured fact, so it is worth coming at different times and seeing for yourself.
Read more in Ternoshora Calendar Sanctuary.