Banapuriswarar Temple

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Country India Location Kumbakonam		State Tamil Nadu District Thanjavur

Primary deity Banapuriswarar(Shiva )Somakamalambal (goddess) Address Anna Nagar, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu 612001 Similar Kalahasteeswarar Temple - Kumbakonam, Kambatta Viswanathar Temple, Ekambeswarar Temple - Kumbakonam, Gauthameswarar Temple - Kumbakonam, Rajagopalaswamy Temple - Kumbakonam

Banapuriswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located in the town of Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, India. It is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. 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.

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12 Shiva temples are connected with Mahamaham festival which happens once in 12 years in Kumbakonam. They are :

Kasi Viswanathar Temple,

Kumbeswarar Temple,

Someswarar Temple,

Nageswara Temple,

Kahahasteeswarar Temple,

Gowthameswarar Temple,

Koteeswarar Temple,

Amirthakalasanathar Temple,

Banapuriswarar Temple,

Abimukeswarar Temple,

Kambatta Visvanathar Temple and

Ekambareswarar Temple.

This temple is one among them.

Mahasamprokshanam

The Mahasamprokshanam also known as Kumbabishegam of the temple was held on 26 October 2015.

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Banapuriswarar Temple Wikipedia

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