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.
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .