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 makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .