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78th Independence Day:<\/strong> Prime Minister Narendra Modi sported a multicoloured Rajasthani leheriya print turban with white kurta and churidar for the 78th Independence Day celebrations at the historic Red Fort.<\/p>\n For his 11th Independence Day speech, Modi also wore a light blue bandhgala jacket.<\/p>\n In keeping with the tradition of wearing colourful turbans on every Independence Day since 2014, Modi’s headgear this time was a mix of orange, yellow and green colour with a long tail.<\/p>\n Leheriya is a traditional style of textile tie dye from Rajasthan. The leheriya designs are inspired by the natural wave patterns formed by the wind blowing across the desert sands of western Rajasthan.<\/p>\n Last year, the prime minister chose a Rajasthani bandhani print turban with an off-white kurta and churidar. He had paired it with a black V-neck jacket. The turban was a mix of yellow, green and red colour with a long tail.<\/p>\n Flamboyant and colourful turbans have been a regular feature in the prime minister’s attire for Independence Day and Republic Day events.<\/p>\n In 2022, he chose a saffron headgear with red patterns and a long tail. With that, he wore a traditional kurta and a churidar, complemented by a blue jacket and a stole.<\/p>\n For the Independence Day celebrations in 2021, the prime minister sported a saffron and cream headgear with a long tail. He had paired the ‘safa’ with a half-sleeve kurta and a fitted churidar.<\/p>\n In 2020, Modi wore a white scarf with a saffron border that he used to cover his mouth and nose in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n For his maiden Independence Day in 2014, he had opted for a bright red Jodhpuri bandhej turban. The next year, Modi chose a yellow turban covered with multi-coloured criss-cross lines while he opted for a tie-and-dye turban in hues of pink and yellow in 2016.<\/p>\n The prime minister’s turban for 2017 was a mix of bright red and yellow with crisscrossed golden lines all over. For his speech at the Red Fort in 2018, he had donned a saffron turban.<\/p>\n Modi will unfurl the national flag for the 11th time in a row on Thursday on Independence Day — the centrepiece annual event where he lays out his government’s agenda, presents its report card, makes important policy and programme announcements and speaks about burning issues.<\/p>\n His first Independence Day address of his third term will take him past Manmohan Singh, who unfurled the tricolour 10 times from the ramparts of Red Fort during 2004-2014 and place him behind Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, who did the honours 17 and 16 times, respectively<\/p>\n<\/div>\n