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.
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .