From 11th to 14th February, Basant Panchami and the Foundation Day of Bihar School of Yoga was celebrated at Ganga Darshan.
On 8th March, Sivaratri was conducted at Sivalaya. All residents, guests and students were attending the presentation of children of the Bal Yoga Mitra Mandal, who enacted the marriage of Shiva and Parvati.
On 25th March, Holi was celebrated with the chanting of stotras and kirtan. Swamiji spoke on the significance of the colours which symbolize the colours of life. The previous evening, Holika Dahan was observed and Swamiji explained that it is an example of the power of faith and devotion which nothing can defeat.
On 23th April, Buddha Poornima was celebrated at Akhara. This day is the birthday of Ammaji, Swami Dharmashakti, who was born in 1924. On the occasion the Satyanarayan Katha was conducted and the chanting of Sundarkand.
On 21st June, following this year’s program of the Bihar School of Yoga, the International Day of Yoga was observed with a morning class and an evening practice on adweshta, maitri and ajapa japa. Teachers were Swamis Vijayashakti and Yogatirtha.
From 6th to 21st July, the complete four Vedas were chanted in Jyoti Mandir. For the second year, pandits from Varanasi conducted with great expertise the chanting while residents and guests immersed themselves in the sound of this ancient vidya.
During the chanting, daan was offered to over 5,300 school children from 25 Middle Schools in the Munger Town Area. Over 200 teachers and over 100 non-teaching staff also received prasad.
From 18th to 21st July, the Guru Poornima celebrations were held at Paduka Darshan for residents and guests as well as for the citizens of Munger. On 21st July, the day of Guru Poornima, a stream of devotees entered the gates to pay their respect to the Masters of the tradition and to strengthen their connection to guru.
On 31st October, guests, students and residents celebrated Diwali with traditional, modern and fire dances, with music and some jugglery.
From 17th to 23rd November, the 3rd Munger Yoga Symposium was conducted at Ganga Darshan. The theme was Yoga and Lifestyle, and in his satsangs Swami Niranjanananda brought together the four branches of hatha, yoga, raja yoga, karma yoga and bhakti yoga as a way of creating a balanced yogic lifestyle. The interrelation of the yamas and niyamas and the bhumikas of each branch becomes the foundation. Yoga needs to be applied and lived in daily life if one wants to experience change and attain the goals defined by yoga. Besides the satsangs and morning sessions, various activities were offered, such as Satyam Yoga Prasad, Satyam Darshan, the screening of presentations on the life of Sri Swami Satyananda and animations of Satyam Tales, Satyam Drishti, the 5D cinema, and the chanting of the Maha Mantra by different groups from around India and the world. Satyam Sandhya Vandana, the evening sadhana, was a beautiful blend of kirtan, screening of various presentations and a stunning yoga and dance performance by members of the Yoga Yuva Mitra Mandal.
Delegates came from sixteen states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi (NCR), Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Overseas delegates came from 27 countries: Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Nepal, New Zealand, Serbia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Uruguay, USA and Vietnam.
From 11th to 15th December, Satyam Poornima was conducted at Paduka Darshan.
On 23rd December, Sri Swamiji’s 101 birthday was celebrated with havan and chanting.
On 24th and 25th December, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were celebrated with havan, the singing of carols and kirtan.
On 31st December, the Year End Program took place at Chhaya Samadhi with havan and chanting and in the evening at Satyam Vatika a presentation of dances from around the world brought the year to a joyful conclusion.