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.
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .