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.
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .