International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) e-ISSN: 2395-0056 Volume: 08 Issue: 05 | May 2021 www.irjet.net p-ISSN: 2395-0072 © 2021, IRJET | Impact Factor value: 7.529 | ISO 9001:2008 Certified Journal | Page 1288 To Study Utilization of Nirmalya from Temple in Pune District Mr. Prashant Pawar¹, Mr. Saurabh Jambhale 2 , Mr. Pratik Dauture 3 , Mr. Bhavesh Kale 4 , Prof. Sachin Yadav 5 1,2,3,4 UG Students, Department of Civil Engineering, Anantrao Pawar College of Engineering & Research, Pune, India 5 Department of Civil Engineering, Anantrao Pawar College of Engineering & Research, Pune, India ---------------------------------------------------------------------***---------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract - Pune is a religious district, People worship deities, daily visit temple, offers nirmalya to deities, after sometime the nirmalya become unused and the Asian Jal- Pravah method is used for disposal of nirmalya. The effective utilization & disposal of nirmalya is absent at many Temples in Pune district. when people carry nirmalya with them, it is in plastic bag or in inorganic matter after offering nirmalya to deities people throw that bag in temple surrounding area so it create pollution in temple area. In this paper, we study utilization & disposal of nirmalya from temple in Pune District. Finding the alternative to "Asian Jal Pravah" method & implement the "green temple" & "zero waste management" concepts in temple. Key Words: Nirmalya Utilization, Disposal, Pollution Control, Zero Waste, Green Temple, etc. 1. INTRODUCTION Pune is situated in Maharashtra state of India, considered to be the oldest living city of India is one of the most religious city of India because of the diverse type of temple located in the city being situated at the bank of river its periphery is outlined by number of temples & Ghats. People worship god, daily visit temple, and offers nirmalya to God, after sometime or after one day the nirmalya become unused, as we all know nirmalya is the sensitive part of our society so we have to dispose it carefully. The Asian Jal-Pravah method is used for disposal of nirmalya. The effective utilization & disposal of nirmalya is absent at many Temples in Pune district. when people carry nirmalya with them in temple, it is in plastic bag or in inorganic matter after offering nirmalya to god people throw that bag in temple surrounding area or bank or river so it create pollution in temple area. Some people carry food & water with them in temple after offering nirmalya to god, people do lunch in temple area after lunch the remaining matter & the food carrying inorganic matter throw in temple area even the water bottle also so it create pollution. In this project we study the utilization & Disposal of unused nirmalya & disposal of inorganic matter from temple in Pune district by more effective method than existing method. Finding the alternative to "Asian Jal Pravah" method & implement the "green temple" & "zero waste management" concepts in temple. 2. LITERATURE REVIEW Literature review related to the utilization of nirmalaya from temple was carried out. The objective was to know the existing utilization & disposal method in temples. It was noticed that many researchers, engineers and consultants have worked extensively on utilization & disposal methods of nirmalya. 2.1 COLLECTION OF DATA 1. Zeeda, F. M., Idris N., Baharuddin A., Muhammad A., and Sulaiman N., (2012)."The role of religious community in recycling: Empirical insights from Malaysia." Journal of Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 58 (2012), 143–151. "This journal represents the role of religious communities in recycling in malaysia. The author of this journal take a good look at systematic operations of recycling programmes and its long term execution, conductive and unique institutional structure for recycling and community outreach etc. They also conduct features of recycling activities conducted by religious activities."