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.
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
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A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
