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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SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
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A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
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Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .