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The prayer hall. The nuns have desperately tried to protect the exposed fragile interior from the approaching rains of the summer monsoon.

Although the interior walls of this nun’s house are still intact the exterior is almost demolished and the structure is now unsafe.

The interior of the prayer hall showing a priceless painting in pieces on the floor. Prayer benches and robes lie covered with dust and debris.

A nun stands among the tragic ruins of the prayer hall.

All that is left of the window where visitors, climbers and Sherpas once came to be blessed --  many as they headed toward the awaiting challenges of Everest.

A newly constructed building for the head nun rendered uninhabitable by the quakes.

One of the nun’s stone houses showing the new addition of plywood insulated interior walls. The stone exterior walls were unable to withstand the quakes shock.

The side of the prayer hall completely demolished.

A side of the historic prayer hall with the Buddhist mani prayer stones. The walls are now so buckled that the entire building is deemed unsafe and in danger of totally collapsing.

The nuns getting ready to lay tarps from the roof of the prayer hall to protect the priceless art works and religious artifacts from the coming monsoon rains.