▁The ▁temple ▁is ▁t uck ed ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁valley ▁in ▁the ▁vast ▁D ud hat oli ▁region . ▁The ▁alt itude ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁complex ▁ranges ▁from ▁ 2 , 4 8 0 ▁meters ▁( 8 , 1 3 6   ft ) ▁to ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁meters ▁( 8 , 2 0 2   ft .). ▁The ▁complex ▁is ▁s ited ▁in ▁a ▁me adow . ▁The ▁forest ▁around ▁the ▁temple ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁dens est ▁temper ate ▁for ests ▁in ▁U tt ar ak hand , ▁with ▁de od ar ▁ced ar ▁( C ed rus ▁de od ara ) ▁as ▁the ▁dominant ▁tree ▁species , ▁which , ▁further ▁east , ▁becomes ▁the ▁only ▁tree ▁species . ▁The ▁valley ▁is ▁d otted ▁with ▁multiple ▁cool ▁water ▁spr ings , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁channel led ▁into ▁rock ▁form ations ▁( known ▁as ▁Mang ā r ā ▁in ▁the ▁Gar hw ali ▁language ), ▁while ▁others ▁flow ▁naturally ▁( known ▁as ▁d h ā r ā ). ▁The ▁surrounding ▁rid ges ▁have ▁an ▁average ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ 2 , 7 0 0 ▁meters ▁( 8 , 8 6 0   ft .) ▁with ▁dense , ▁mixed , ▁broad leaf ▁for ests , ▁compr ising ▁k h ars u , ▁o aks , ▁horn be ams , ▁map les , ▁rh od od end rons , ▁ha z els , ▁C ory lus ▁j ac qu em ont ii , ▁and ▁do z ens ▁of ▁other ▁tree ▁species