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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An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
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WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
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A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .