Place of public worship designation recognized for tax deduction eligibility following government notification of the temple. The Central Government, under sub section (2)(b) of the Income tax Act, 1961, notifies Shri Mahalasa Narayani Temple, Verna, Goa as a place of public worship for the purposes of section 80G, describing it as of renown throughout the State of Mysore to confer the statutory tax recognition associated with that designation.