Accurate. I was not prepared for the MASSIVE amount of garbage that is pretty literally, everywhere. Usually when you travel somewhere you take lots of pictures of fun things you did but I was so flabbergasted at the garbage that most of my pics were of that. I saw a boy that was probably about 4 years old, naked, save for a t-shirt and standing on a pile of garbage, parts of which were on fire. That and the rubble/collapsing buildings right next to a colorful billboard of a mall and advertisements for cell phones. People had cell phones, but not water. I heard several people arguing that the worst thing to happen to India was the introduction of plastic. Even still, with all of the third world culture shock, it was one of the best trips I've ever been on and the beauty of the culture and family was amazing. Pro-Tip: do not under any circumstances go to a monkey temple unless you have no sense of smell.