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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A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
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THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
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MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
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