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.
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .