.BY ONE COUNT there are virtually 700,000 Hindu temples in India. Yet for several devotees it was actually the one that performed certainly not exist-- a monument to denote the apparent birthplace of Ram, a Hindu the lord-- that mattered the most. On January 22nd their yearning will certainly concern a side when Narendra Modi, the prime minister, venerates the Ram mandir, a grand temple in the northern area of Ayodhya. Some 8,000 people will join the event, consisting of ratings of authorities coming from Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and very important people from 55 nations. Why is actually the holy place therefore necessary?