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 little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
Pictures of John Anslow a prisoner who escaped from a prison escort van in North Worcestershire Monday, 23 January .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .