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.
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .