Namaste
Hindu Temple of the Woodlands --- is that the Chaar Dhaam Mandir? You are blessed. The lady whose inspiration and bhakti (devotion) was behind its formation was bedridden where family had no hopes and when asked for last wish she said "I want to do chaar dhaam yatra" Her husband, although willing to do anything, wondered how this will be possible. That lady is back on her feet today thanks to Govinda KAnhA GhanaShyAmsundar, SacchidAnanda rUpAya vishwatpatI.
Chaar Dhaam (4 holy pilgrimage places -- teertha) : BadrinAth, Jagannath Puri, Shri DwArkA, RAmeshwar
Deities in a full-fledged Chaar Dhaam Mandir in Pune (I haven't been to this one in Woodlands)
-- Centre Front : SheshashAyI BhagvAn VishNu (NArAyaN) with Lakshmi (And Shesha of course) ------------------> [BadrinAth / VaikunTha]
-- DwArkAdheesh (4 armed Shri KRshNa as Lord of Dwarka) ----------------------> [DwarkA]
-- JagannAth Baldev SubhadrA --------------------> [JagannAth PurI]
-- RAm LakshmaN SItA ------------------------> [Rameshwar]
-- RAdhA KRshNa -----------------------------> [Vraja DhAm]
-- Devi DurgA
-- GAyatrI MAtA
-- Vishwaroop -- Sahasra shira ... (thousand limbed Universal form of the Lord) -----------------> [Universe]
-- Vitthal - RukmiNi (Shri KRshNa and RukmiNi ---------------------------------> [PanDharpUr]
Gurujan mUrtis : Adi ShankarAchArya and a few others -- Swamiji whose followers built that white marble VaikunTha
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Hare KRshNa Ratikalaji
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