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.
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .