A monkey was filmed clinging to a patient's head outside a hospital in Madhya Pradesh, central India.

Footage from November 28 shows the primate balancing on a man's head in Jabalpur as locals watched on in amusement.

The patient was visiting the hospital to treat his broken arm.

Amusement gripped the locals when a monkey sat on a patient's shoulder outside a hospital in central India's Madhya Pradesh on November 28. The incident took place in Jabalpur.

Visuals feature the monkey sitting on the man's shoulder near a parked car. The person's hand remains in a fresh cast as he stands still to avoid agitating the primate. The simian clings onto the patient's head and sits quietly while a crowd of curious onlookers gathers around to behold the experience.

The man visited the district hospital to treat his broken arm when a monkey climbed onto his shoulder and remained seated there for quite some time. Meanwhile, the onlookers tried to shoo the simian away in their ways but were unsuccessful.