COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society. Known as sadhus, they shun all home comforts for a life spent inside caves, forests and temples and can be found across India and Nepal. German banker and photographer Mario Gerth decided to find and photograph the sadhu people. The 38-year-old of Erfurt, Germany, says: “I have been obsessed with the sadhus for many years and set off in 2013 to look for them.
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
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A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .