India, Jan. 27 -- When it comes to national occasions like Republic Day and Independence Day, all eyes aren't just on the parade but also on attires of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His choice of outfit, especially the turban, becomes talk of the town. And for India's 77th Republic Day on January 26, 2026, the Prime Minister did not disappoint. Modi chose a deep maroon Rajasthani-style turban or saafa with zari motifs, highlighted with golden-yellow streaks, adding a note of cultural elegance to the solemn national ritual.

Chief Guest of the occasion, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, too draped herself in Indian traditional dress with a maroon-and-gold brocade bandhgala jacket paired with off-white trousers Modi's rich...