.BY ONE COUNT there are virtually 700,000 Hindu temples in India. But for numerous devotees it was actually the one that did not exist-- a building to denote the apparent birth place of Ram, a Hindu god-- that mattered one of the most. On January 22nd their yearning are going to pertain to an end when Narendra Modi, the prime minister, consecrates the Ram mandir, a marvelous temple in the northern city of Ayodhya. Some 8,000 people are going to go to the ceremony, including credit ratings of authorities from Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) as well as very important people coming from 55 nations. Why is the holy place thus vital?