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{{Infobox Mandir<br />
| name = Banapuriswarar Temple<br />
| image =Banupurisvarar.jpg<br />
| alt = A Shiva located in Kumbakonam town<br />
| caption = Banapuriswarar Temple, Kumbakonam<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| district = [[Thanjavur]]<br />
| location = [[Kumbakonam]]<br />
| elevation_m = <br />
| deity = Banapuriswarar([[Shiva]] )<br />Somakamalambal (goddess)<br />
| festivals= <br />
| architecture = <br />
}}<br />
'''Banapuriswarar Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] located in the town of [[Kumbakonam]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It is dedicated to the Hindu god [[Shiva]].<ref name="murthy">{{cite book|title=That Lord Siva to be adored: a mini-compendium of 300 Saivate shrines|first=K. K.|last=Moorthy|publisher=Message Publications|year=1995|page=360}}</ref> According to [[Hindu mythology]], the site was the place from where Shiva took his aim at a pot of ''[[amrita]]'' with his bow and arrow.<ref name="india">{{cite web|title=Banapurisvarar Temple|publisher=Online Highways|url=http://www.india9.com/i9show/Banapurisvarar-Temple-45450.htm}}</ref><br />
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== Specialty ==<br />
12 Shiva temples are connected with [[Mahamaham]] festival which happens once in 12 years in Kumbakonam. They are:<br />
*[[Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Kumbakonam|Kasi Visanathar Temple]],<br />
*[[Adi Kumbeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam|Adi Kumbeswarar Temple]], <br />
*[[Someswarar Temple]], <br />
*[[Nageswaraswamy Temple]], <br />
*[[Kalahasteeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam|Kalahasteeswarar Temple]], <br />
*[[Gauthameswarar Temple, Kumbakonam|Gowthameswarar Temple]], <br />
*[[Kodeeswarar Temple]], <br />
*[[Amirthakadeswarar Temple]], <br />
*Banapuriswarar Temple, <br />
*[[Abimukeswarar Temple]], <br />
*[[Kambatta Viswanathar Temple]] and <br />
*[[Ekambeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam|Ekambareswarar Temple]]. <br />
This temple is one among them.<ref>Mahamaham Festival 2004 (in Tamil), Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Administration Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, 2004</ref><br />
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==Mahasamprokshanam==<br />
The Mahasamprokshanam also known as Kumbabishegam of the temple was held on 26 October 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vedaranyeswarar temple ‘kumbhabhishekam’ draws thousands|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/vedaranyeswarar-temple-kumbhabhishekam-draws-thousands/article7807944.ece|work=The Hindu|date=2015-10-27|accessdate=2015-10-28}}</ref><br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* {{cite web|title=Kumbakonam|page=8|url=http://www.hindubooks.org/temples/tamilnadu/kumbhakonam/page8.htm|publisher=Hindu books|access-date=16 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202053706/http://www.hindubooks.org/temples/tamilnadu/kumbhakonam/page8.htm|archive-date=2 February 2011|url-status=dead}}<br />
* {{cite web|title=Shiva temples of Thanjavur district|url=http://www.shaivam.org/gallery/image/gspt_tj.htm|work=Shaivam.org|access-date=16 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825082417/http://www.shaivam.org/gallery/image/gspt_tj.htm|archive-date=25 August 2012|url-status=dead}}<br />
* {{cite news|title=The Mahamaham in retrospect|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2004/02/27/stories/2004022701760400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040508202738/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2004/02/27/stories/2004022701760400.htm|url-status=dead|date=2004-02-27|archive-date=2004-05-08}}<br />
* {{cite web|title=Adhi Kumbeswarar Temple|url=http://www.mandirnet.org/temples_list/templedetails.php?ID=263&city=&country=India&state=|publisher=Mandir.net|access-date=16 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110190239/http://www.mandirnet.org/temples_list/templedetails.php?country=India&state=&city=&ID=263|archive-date=10 January 2012|url-status=dead}}<br />
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==Mahasamprokshanam 26 October 2015==<br />
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File:Banupurisvarar1.jpg<br />
File:Banupurisvarar6.jpg<br />
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Kumbakonam]]<br />
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