ARADHANA COMMITTEE

TRAVEL EXPENSES: The annual music and dance festival in Cleveland, OH, which is the main event of the organization and which is open to the public, includes vocal and instrumental music and dance performances, lecture demonstrations on various string and percussion instruments, and dance and lessons and workshops. This major activity promotes opportunities for the education of the public with respect to the culture and the study of vocal and instrumental music and dance and the enjoyment and wholesome utilization thereof. Leading artists are brought from India, local cities in the U.S. and from other countries for this main event. This expense category includes expenses for international air travel for the artists and domestic airfare and other ground transportation expenses for the artists within U.S. and India and trasportation expenses for the organization during the festival. Travel expenses - International $ 145,525, Travel expenses - Domestic $ 23,733, Travel expenses - for performances outside of Cleveland $ 1,542

HONORARIUM: Leading artists are brought from India and other countries and also from several cities to perform South Indian classical music and dance, during the annual music and dance festival in Cleveland, OH, which is the main event for the Aradhana Committee during the year. This major activity by the organization promotes opportunities for the education of the public with respect to the culture and the study of vocal and instrumental music and dance and the enjoyment and wholesome utilization thereof. This expense category includes $ 123,319 of artists honorarium for performances during Cleveland festival, $ 26,651 of artists honorarium for performances outside Cleveland and $ 32,500 of training related expenses to artists.