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.
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
Pic By HotSpot Media - GAME, SET-TEE AND MATCH: COUPLE INSTALL TENNIS COURT IN LOUNGE- In Pic - Ben Walters’ message to West Midlands Police via social media .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .