Lord Shiva never takes Avatars, He is called Ayonija, who never stays in he womb.
However there are a number of instances when He appeared and vanished.
I had assumed, such being the case there could be no footprints of Lord Shiva as such.
How wrong could I be?
There are a number of places where it is believed that Lord Shiva had left His foot prints, mostly on Rocks.
One is in Sri Lanka, which, as usual named as Adam’s feet by the Westerners!
Another one is in Thiruvannamalai,Tamil Nadu.
Some locations where Lord Shiva’s footprints are found are here in Photos.
Lord Shiva’s Footprints.Adam’s Peak, Lanka. The giant footprint (5 feet 7 inches by 2 feet 6 inches)Shiva’s Footprints,Thiruvannamalai,Tamil Nadu,India.Rudrapada, Shiva’s feet. Rudrapada Temple The Rudrapada Temple is situated on the bank of the River Brahmaputra, to the east of Tezpur, Assam. Lord Shiva (Rudra) is said to have left the print of his left food (thus the name, ‘Rudra-pada) in a stone in the temple. It is said that Mahadeva revealed himself to King Bana here. Rudrapada Temple was later built on the spot by Siva Singha, in 1730 A.D. The main temple was destroyed due to erosion of the Brahmaputra.Footprints of Lord Shiva. Just in the nose room of the Shiva temple there situated the Naag Mandir. In the month of Shravana monks draws attention of the devotees by keeping snake with themselves. Here lies the footprint of Lord Shiva which is the main place of attraction for the pilgrims and visitors.Pahari Mandir,Ranchi.
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