Banapuriswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located in the town of Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, India.

It is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.

[1] 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.

[2] 12 Shiva temples are connected with Mahamaham festival which happens once in 12 years in Kumbakonam.

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