India, Aug. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi wore a saffron turban for his 12th Independence Day address on Friday, pairing a white kurta and churidar with a saffron bandhgala jacket and a tricolour stole.

This year's Independence Day theme, Naya Bharat, symbolises the government's aim of realising a Viksit Bharat by 2047.

For the 78th Independence Day celebrations last year, he opted for a multi-coloured Rajasthani leheriya print turban, teamed with a white kurta and churidar, at the historic Red Fort on Thursday, 15 August.

The previous year, he chose a Rajasthani bandhani print turban in shades of yellow, green, and red with a long tail, paired with an off-white kurta, churidar, and a black V-neck jacket.

In 2014, Prime Minister ...