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.
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .