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.
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
A soldier who lost both legs and an arm in Afghanistan has found love with a blonde bombshell he met through his newfound passion for rally driving .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
A woman has lost an incredible 13st after a group of men cruelly threw a kebab at her as she walked down the street .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
A little boy aged FIVE bravely delivered his newborn brother - then promptly saved his life .
A man who was stabbed ten times in a frenzied and random attack has told how, two years on, he is too scared to leave his house without his STAB VEST .
The UK's first hotline - and possibly the galaxy's - for people who have been targeted by aliens has opened to the public .
This is the moment a puffin delved into the ocean and bit off more than he could chew to collect a beak full of fish .
A woman who suffered from an allergic reaction to hair dye that made her face swell to twice its size has been left too scared to leave the house .