▁built ▁at ▁a ▁plate au ▁on ▁the ▁mountain ▁and ▁the ▁ ▁first ▁prayer ▁meeting ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁attended ▁by ▁ 6 0 0 ▁people ▁from ▁the ▁nearby ▁villages ▁of ▁Ba ' kel al an ▁and ▁Bar io . ▁Today , ▁a ▁village ▁is ▁built ▁around ▁the ▁church ▁completed ▁with ▁public ▁amen ities ; ▁receiving ▁visitors ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁It ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁sacred ▁mountain ▁where ▁sm oking ▁and ▁alco hol ic ▁drink s ▁are ▁prohib ited . ▁P ray er ▁meet ings ▁are ▁held ▁every ▁two ▁years ▁by ▁the ▁Mount ▁Mur ud ▁P ray er ▁Ministry . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Univers iti ▁Malays ia ▁Sar aw ak ▁( UN IMA S ) ▁organ ised ▁an ▁expedition ▁to ▁Mount ▁Mur ud . ▁During ▁the ▁expedition , ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁Van illa ▁orch id ▁ ▁named ▁Van illa ▁kin ab alu ensis , ▁R aff lesia ▁price i , ▁and ▁sli pper ▁orch id ▁Pap hi oped il um ▁were ▁discovered . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 7 0 ▁samples ▁were ▁collected ▁by ▁the ▁UN IMA S ▁expedition ▁team . ▁ ▁B iod iversity ▁The ▁UN IMA S ▁expedition ▁team ▁defined ▁the ▁animal ▁and ▁plant ▁species ▁collected ▁from ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁m ▁to ▁ 1 , 8 0 0 ▁m ▁range ▁above ▁sea ▁level ▁as ▁species ▁origin ating ▁from ▁the ▁Mount ▁Mur ud ; ▁because ▁spec im ens ▁collected ▁below ▁this ▁level ▁can ▁origin ate ▁from ▁the ▁mountain ▁surr ound