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.
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .