A Preliminary Survey of Airborne Fungal Spores of Vittaleshwar Temples at Sironcha (M.S.)

Fungal spores constitute the major portion of bio pollutant. Temple is religious place where people from various places gather to get their wishes fulfil. So it was decided to study the indoor aeromycoflora of few temples of Sironcha. Rotorod sampler was used for collection of airborne fungal spores .Sampler was run daily between 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. from June to December (2022). During investigation period total 12 types of fungal spores recorded viz. Aspergillus, Alternaria, Bispora, Cercospora, Chaetomium, Cladosporium, Fusarium, Curvularia, Helminthosporium, Nigrospospora, Penicilium and Torula. Among these Cladosporium and Aspergillus, were dominant. Dark, damp and moisture condition, presence of biogenic material and droppings of many birds help the fungus grow. These fungi are allergenic to the human beings. Therefore, the area of temple should be cleaned regularly. This information will be significant to allergy patients.