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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GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
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A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .