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.
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
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