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.
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .