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.
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
Ashlee, 20, has always known that she was supposed to be a girl .
An adorable red squirrel says goodbye to the summer as he shelters from the rain underneath a small blue umbrella .
Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
HMS Ark Royal arrives in the Turkish port of Aliaga at the ship scrapping firm Leyal’s yard .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .