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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An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
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A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .