5 seconds in... India

0:10-0:15 Hailing a bus in Kolkata
0:15-0:20 Sealdah Railway Station (notice that it is 9pm) in Kolkata
0:20-0:35 Prayer flags waving on Observatory Hill in Darjeeling
0:35-0:40 Holy Cow that's a lot of traffic in downtown Siliguri
0:40-0:45 Lakshman Jhula bridge in Rishikesh, allegedly pedestrians only
0:45-0:50 A monkey on the Lakshman Jhula bridge overlooking the Swarg Niwas Temple (Rishikesh)
0:50-0:55 A monkey walks the bridge (the bells in the background are from the temple) (Rishikesh)
0:55-1:00 An abandoned room at the Maharishi Mahesh Yoga Vedanta Ashram (Beatles ashram) in Rishikesh
1:00-1:05 Sadhus (wandering holy men) feed the monkeys (Rishikesh)
1:05-1:10 Monkeys enjoying their feast (Rishikesh)
1:10-1:15 The nightly 'Ganga Aarti' or fire ceremony on the banks of the Ganges (Rishikesh)
1:15-1:20 A vishnu statue takes in the ganga aarti ceremony honouring him (Rishikesh)
1:20-1:25 Monkey in a tree (Rishikesh)
1:25-1:30 Monkey on a rock on the banks of the Ganges (Rishikesh)
1:30-1:35 Making delicious jalebi at the world famous Jalebi Wallah on Chandni Chowk, Delhi
1:35-1:40 An unintelligible (to us) protest on the streets of Delhi
1:40-1:45 Making onion bhaji at our cooking class (Delhi)
1:45-1:50 Oh no we missed our train! (just kidding) (Jaipur)
1:50-1:55 Either there is a T-Rex coming our we are on a train (enroute from Jaipur to Sawai Madhopur)
1:55-2:00 The Rajasthani country-side (enroute from Jaipur to Sawai Madhopur)
2:00-2:05 Local kids get the party started at the border ceremony in Atari
2:05-2:10 A women-only street party breaks out! (Atari/Wagah Indo-Pakistani border)
2:10-2:15 A soldier shouting (Atari/Wagah Indo-Pakistani border)
2:15-2:20 An Indian soldier trumpeting and answered by a Pakistani soldier trumpeting (Atari/Wagah Indo-Pakistani border)
2:20-2:25 Fast marching (Atari/Wagah Indo-Pakistani border)
2:25-2:30 Clapping crowd (Atari/Wagah Indo-Pakistani border)
2:30-2:35 The Pakistan side of the border (Atari/Wagah Indo-Pakistani border)
2:35-2:40 A close-up of the crowd on the Pakistan side (Atari/Wagah Indo-Pakistani border)
2:40-2:45 Goose-stepping at the gates (Atari/Wagah Indo-Pakistani border)
2:45-3:05 The gates open, a brief handshake, the gates close (Atari/Wagah Indo-Pakistani border)
3:05-3:10 A lesson in turban tying at the Golden Temple (Amritsar)
3:10-3:15 Birds fly overhead at the Golden Temple (Amritsar)
3:15-3:20 The streets of Jaipur looking up at Nahargarh Fort
3:20-3:25 Music and dancing at a local restaurant (Jaipur)
3:25-3:30 Jaipur traffic
3:30-3:35 Rajasthani puppet show (Jaipur)
3:35-3:40 Pigeons (Jaipur)
3:40-3:45 Chittal deer (Ranthambhore National Park)
3:45-3:50 Peacock (Ranthambhore National Park)
3:50-3:55 Frolicking monkeys (Ranthambhore National Park)
3:55-4:00 Birds (Ranthambhore National Park)
4:00-4:05 Chittal deer (Ranthambhore National Park)
4:05-4:10 Monkeys on the grounds of Agra Fort (Agra)
4:10-4:15 The holy Ganges River from the roof of our hotel (Varanasi)
4:15-4:20 Boats on the Ganges (Varanasi)
4:20-4:35 Sunrise boat tour (Varanasi)
4:35-4:40 "Dhobi Wallahs" wash clothing the way they have for 2,000 years on this exact spot (Varanasi)
4:40-4:41 A friendly Sadhu wishes us well (for a small donation) (Varanasi)

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