On the occasion of Rama's coronation the highway, strewn with flowers and rendered fragrant with the burning of incense by the citizens looked glorious. [2-6-17]
प्रकाशकरणार्धं च निशागमनशञ्कया | दीपवृक्षां स्तथाचक्रु रनुर्थ्यसु सर्वशः || २-६-१८
In the same way lest night should fall (by the time the installation ceremony was completed), the streets were provided with lamps in the shape of trees to light them up. [2-6-18]
Gathered in groups at public squares and in the assembly halls they conversed among themselves about the event, praising Dasaratha, the lord among men. [2-6-20]