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.
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .