REGIONAL DIVISIONS OF DIVYA DESAMS

 These 108 DIVYA DESAMS are classified according to the particular region that they are situated in. In that manner we have 6 different regions or naadu as it is said. 

These six regions respectively are:

1) CHOOZHA NAADU : THANJAVUR as its headquarters and its adjoining regions.

2) PAANDYA NAADU : MADURAI as its headquarters and its adjoining regions.

3) NADU NAADU : Districts of  VILLUPURAM, CUDDALORE and THIRUVANNAMALAI

4) THONDAI NAADU : Regions of southern ANDHRA and Northern TAMILNADU with KAANCHIPURAM as its headquarter.

5) MALAI NAADU : Regions belonging to KERALA

6)MEL NAADU  : Regions in the northern part.      

Here is a verse to help us easily remember the number of Divya Desams in each region       

40 aam CHOZHAM,  18, aam PANDIAM

2aam NADUNADU,  22 aam THONDAINADU

13aam MALAINADU, 11am MELNADU