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.
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .