The Mudumalai National Park is in Nilgiri mountains in TamilNadu spread within 124 sq miles at an range of heights of 850 to 1250m and shares boundaries with karnataka and Kerala.
The national park has been part of Niliri Biosphere Reserve since 1986 and was declared as a tiger reserve in 2007. It includes 498 plant species, around 266 bird species, 18 carnivores and 10 herbivore species.
The name Mudumalai forest was already in use when the British Government rented the forest in 1857. An area of about 23 sq mi was established as Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary in 1940.
The sanctuary was enlarged in 1977 and incorporated into Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in 1986. It was declared as a Tiger Reserve under Project Tiger in April 2007 and notified as 'Critical Tiger Habitat' in December 2007.
Mudumalai Forest Safari bus terminal is the nearest bus stop from the temple with a distance of around 10.2 KM. You can take a local bus or local taxi to reach the temple from bus stand.