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.
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
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FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .