.BY ONE COUNT there are actually virtually 700,000 Hindu holy places in India. However for a lot of followers it was the one that carried out certainly not exist-- a monolith to note the apparent birthplace of Ram, a Hindu god-- that mattered the most. On January 22nd their yearning will concern an end when Narendra Modi, the prime minister, anoints the Ram mandir, a grand temple in the northern city of Ayodhya. Some 8,000 people will join the ceremony, consisting of credit ratings of representatives from Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) and dignitaries coming from 55 nations. Why is actually the temple so essential?