.BY ONE matter there are almost 700,000 Hindu temples in India. Yet for many devotees it was the one that did not exist-- a building to denote the ostensible birthplace of Ram, a Hindu god-- that mattered the absolute most. On January 22nd their yearning will definitely involve an end when Narendra Modi, the head of state, venerates the Ram mandir, a splendid temple in the north metropolitan area of Ayodhya. Some 8,000 people will definitely join the ceremony, consisting of ratings of authorities from Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Gathering (BJP) as well as dignitaries from 55 countries. Why is actually the holy place thus essential?