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.
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
