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