sitābhraśikharābheṣu devatāyataneṣu ca| catuṣpatheṣu rathyāsu caityeṣvaṭṭālakeṣu ca nānāpaṇyasamṛddheṣu vaṇijāmāpaṇeṣu ca| kuṭumbināṃ samṛddheṣu śrīmatsu bhavaneṣu ca sabhāsu caiva sarvāsu vṛkṣeṣvālakṣiteṣu ca| dhvajā ssamucchritāścitrāḥ patākāścābhavaṃstadā
Banners of varying colours and flags were raised on the temples looking resplendent like peaks wreathed by a mass of white clouds, at the crossroads, on the thoroughfares, on the trees standing on avenues, on the towers and stalls of the merchants abounding in various kinds of merchandise, on prosperous and graceful houses of householders, in all public halls and on trees looking tall from a distance.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
The banners are described again, their colours emphasised. The repetition slows the narrative, inviting the reader to see the city as the citizens see it — with fresh eyes, as though for the first time. Because for many, this is the last time they will see Ayodhya like this.