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 hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .