The Diamond Jubilee celebrations took the form of an International Vedic Conference held in Durban from 13 to 17 December 1985 and in Pietermaritzburg from 21 and 22 December 1985. The General Secretary of the Sarvedeshik Arya Sabha, Shri Omprakash Tyagiji, opened the conference while Swami Satyaprakash Saraswati delivered the keynote address.