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.
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .