People stand at the raised edge of an enclosure and watch a large flock of Flamingo birds moving about. Other birds occasionally fly through the area.
Washermen, called Dhobis, washing laundry at an outdoor laundry called a Dhobi Ghat, in India. The washermen are seen striking the laundry on flogging stones. Laundry laid out to dry in the sun. Houses in the background. Man wearing a Shola style pith helmet, walks close past the camera, and is seen again, later, in the center of the activity.
People stand in a Hindu Temple yard (probably Kali Temple in Calcutta), where young goats are being prepared as offerings to the Goddess Tara.
A Persian Wheel in operation in India. An Indian man rides behind, and drives, two bullocks turning a large wooden spoked cylinder. The outside bullock is blindfolded. An open spoked wooden gear and drive shaft engage the bullock wheel, turning a water wheel several yards away. View of jugs, tied to the water wheel with rope, lifting water from a source.
A busy street market in India. Many pedestrians moving about the area and crossing the street. A camel caravan is seen coming through a huge gateway and proceeding along the street. Several wagons pulled by bullocks are seen. An elephant carrying a rider, wearing a garland of flowers, proceeds slowly along the street.
A man squats on a table holding a mongoose on a leash, and a hooded cobra snake. He places the two together and they fight. The mongoose quickly grabs the snake in its mouth and the man must separate and bring them together again, several times, in order to keep their fight going for the camera. Several persons watch the activity.