.BY ONE COUNT there are practically 700,000 Hindu temples in India. However for many followers it was the one that did certainly not exist-- a building to denote the plausible place of origin of Ram, a Hindu the lord-- that mattered the most. On January 22nd their yearning are going to relate to an end when Narendra Modi, the prime minister, anoints the Ram mandir, a splendid temple in the northern metropolitan area of Ayodhya. Some 8,000 folks will go to the ceremony, including credit ratings of representatives from Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) and very important people from 55 nations. Why is the holy place therefore vital?