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.
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
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A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .