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.
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .