Ladakh Nuns Project
photos from visit by Jill Jameson Sept 2005


LNA office and temple

 


LNA green house and vegetable cultivation

     


LNA nuns preparing vegetables for storage for winter

 


Skidmang nunnery: community centre and tree planting

     



Walking up to Skidmang nunnery

 




Arriving at Skidmang nunnery



 


Skidmang: greenhouse

 


Skidmang: Rinpoche in greenhouse

     


Skidmang: inspecting trees

 

Village women and nuns arriving at Skidmang nunnery
     

Skidmang nunnery
 

Solar panel and welcome ceremony
     

Rezong nunnery
 

Rezong: nuns studying the Dharma
     

Rezong: inspecting apricot trees
 

Rezong: harvesting apricots
     

Rezong: harvesting apricots
 
Rezong: harvesting apricots
     


Rezong: site for vegetable garden
 
Rezong: water on fruit tree plantation site
     

Thiksey: old temple
 
Thiksey: new nunnery
     

Thiksey: sign marking ancient Buddhist site
 

Thiksey: measuring land for fence