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.
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
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 .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
