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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A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
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CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
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THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .