Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 4 - Chapter 1 - Verse 54

Sanskrit:

तत्र तत्रोपसंक्लृप्तैर्लसन्मकरतोरणै: । सवृन्दै: कदलीस्तम्भै: पूगपोतैश्च तद्विधै: ॥ ५४ ॥

ITRANS:

tatra tatropasaṅkḷptairlasan-makara-toraṇaiḥsavṛndaiḥ kadalī-stambhaiḥpūga-potaiś ca tad-vidhaiḥ

Translation:

The whole city was decorated with columns of banana trees containing bunches of fruits and flowers, and betel-nut trees with leaves and branches were seen here and there. There were also many gates set up which were structured to give the appearance of sharks.

Purport:

Auspicious ceremonies with decorations of the green leaves of palms, coconut trees, betel-nut trees and banana trees, and fruits, flowers and leaves, are an age-old custom in India. To receive his great son Dhruva Mahārāja, King Uttānapāda arranged a good reception, and all the citizens very enthusiastically took part with great jubilation.