INTIMATE PORTRAITS OF HINDU HOLY MEN

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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INTIMATE PORTRAITS OF HINDU HOLY MEN

COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .

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WOOLWICH MURDER OF BRITISH SOLDIER

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FISH TSUNAMI

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CHEEKY MONKEY COOLS OFF IN APRIL SHOWERS

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TUNNELS OF WAVES

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SECRET POOL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT

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PLAYFUL OWL PLAYS HIDE AND SEEK

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CHEETAH HUNT

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