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 young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
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A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .