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.
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .