.BY ONE COUNT there are just about 700,000 Hindu temples in India. But for numerous followers it was actually the one that performed not exist-- a monolith to mark the plausible birth place of Ram, a Hindu the lord-- that mattered the best. On January 22nd their yearning are going to pertain to an end when Narendra Modi, the head of state, anoints the Ram mandir, a marvelous holy place in the northern city of Ayodhya. Some 8,000 people are going to attend the event, consisting of credit ratings of representatives from Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and also dignitaries coming from 55 countries. Why is the holy place thus essential?