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 lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
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THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .