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 curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
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 .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .