.THROUGH ONE COUNT there are virtually 700,000 Hindu temples in India. Yet for several devotees it was the one that did certainly not exist-- a monument to mark the ostensible place of origin of Ram, a Hindu god-- that mattered the best. On January 22nd their yearning will definitely involve an end when Narendra Modi, the prime minister, venerates the Ram mandir, a splendid temple in the north metropolitan area of Ayodhya. Some 8,000 individuals will certainly participate in the ceremony, featuring ratings of authorities from Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as well as person of influences from 55 countries. Why is the holy place thus important?