.BY ONE COUNT there are actually nearly 700,000 Hindu temples in India. But for numerous devotees it was the one that did certainly not exist-- a monument to denote the ostensible birthplace of Ram, a Hindu god-- that mattered one of the most. On January 22nd their yearning will definitely come to an end when Narendra Modi, the head of state, venerates the Ram mandir, a splendid temple in the northern metropolitan area of Ayodhya. Some 8,000 individuals will participate in the event, including scores of officials coming from Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Gathering (BJP) and also dignitaries coming from 55 nations. Why is actually the holy place so necessary?