The Temple is formed for any lawful purpose or purposes not expressly prohibited under the Act. The Temple is organized and shall be operated exclusively for spiritual, religious, charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal

Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation’s purposes also include the limited participation of the Corporation in any other activities, including taxable activities, but only to the extent the activities would be permitted by a axexempt organization.

The mission of the Temple will be.

• To provide a place of worship for the devotees of Sri Shirdi Sai Baba and to follow the spiritual teachings of Sri Shirdi Sai Baba through Sai Satcharitra.

• To provide a place for Sri Satya Sai Baba bhajans and other Hindu Vedic rituals like Rudrabhishekam, Vishnunama Sahasram to name a few.

• To sponsor or support religious, cultural, educational, and charitable activities or organizations in the United States and around the world. To strive for spiritual richness and human excellence through assimilation of values of Hindu scriptures into daily life.

• To establish and maintain a community worship place for the purpose of conducting Hindu religious, educational, cultural, literary, and performing arts activities consistent with the primary objective as stated above.