Public worship designation enables donors to claim income tax deductions for contributions to the temple. Notification designates Sivaganga Samasthanam Devasthanam as a place of public worship of renown throughout Tamil Nadu for the purposes of the income-tax deduction framework; issued by the Central Government under its statutory power by Notification No. S.O.2553 dated 3-9-1991 to record the temple's eligibility for donor tax benefits.