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.
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A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
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Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
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These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .