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 Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .
From the tails of fighter planes to black and white checked buildings, graveyards take different and unusual forms around the world .
A mum from Gloucestershire has accepted her four-year-old twin son’s decision to live full time as a girl - and is now letting him wear a skirt to school .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
TWIN SISTERS from Australia have taken their sisterly bond to the extreme by spending £150,000 to look IDENTICAL .
A young girl has been forced to stay indoors this winter because a rare allergy to the cold could kill her .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
A Game of Thrones obsessed couple have fallen in love after meeting at a comic convention dressed as lovestruck characters Daenerys Targaryen and Khal Drago .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .