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.
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .