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.
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .