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.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
तत्र तत्रोपसङ्कॢप्तैर्लसन्मकरतोरणैः । सवृन्दैः कदलीस्तम्भैः पूगपोतैश्च तद्विधैः
tatra tatropasaṅkḷptairlasanmakaratoraṇaiḥ | savṛndaiḥ kadalīstambhaiḥ pūgapotaiśca tadvidhaiḥ
SB 4.9.54