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.
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Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
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A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .