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.
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FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
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Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .