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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WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
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AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .