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 PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
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 .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .