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.
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .