Adi Kumbeswarar Temple is a Hindu sanctuary committed to the god Shiva, situated in the town of Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva is worshiped as Adi Kumbeswarar, and is spoken to by the lingam. His associate Parvati is delineated as Mangalambigai Amman. The managing god is respected in the seventh century Tamil Saiva sanctioned work, the Tevaram, composed by Tamil holy person writers referred to as the Nayanmars and named Paadal Petra Sthalam.

The sanctuary complex covers a territory of 30,181 sq ft (2,803.9 m2) and houses four door towers known as gopurams. The tallest is the eastern tower, with 11 stories and a tallness of 128 feet (39 m) The sanctuary has various hallowed places, with those of Kumbeswarar and Mangalambigai Amman being the most noticeable. The sanctuary complex houses numerous lobbies; the most remarkable is the sixteen-pillared lobby assembled amid the Vijayanagar period that has all the 27 stars and 12 zodiacs etched in a solitary stone.

The sanctuary has six day by day ceremonies at different times from 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., and twelve yearly celebrations on its timetable, with the Masi Magam celebration celebrated amid the Tamil month of Maasi (February - March) being the most noticeable.

The present stone work structure was constructed amid the Chola administration in the ninth century, while later extensions are credited to Vijayanagar leaders of the Thanjavur Nayaks of the sixteenth century. The sanctuary is kept up and controlled by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu.