.BY ONE COUNT there are just about 700,000 Hindu temples in India. However for a lot of fans it was actually the one that carried out certainly not exist-- a monument to mark the ostensible birthplace of Ram, a Hindu the lord-- that mattered one of the most. On January 22nd their yearning will come to an end when Narendra Modi, the head of state, consecrates the Ram mandir, a huge holy place in the northern urban area of Ayodhya. Some 8,000 individuals will participate in the service, including credit ratings of representatives coming from Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Event (BJP) and dignitaries from 55 countries. Why is the holy place therefore significant?