.BY ONE matter there are almost 700,000 Hindu temples in India. However for several devotees it was actually the one that performed certainly not exist-- a monolith to mark the apparent birthplace of Ram, a Hindu the lord-- that mattered the absolute most. On January 22nd their yearning will definitely come to a side when Narendra Modi, the head of state, venerates the Ram mandir, a splendid temple in the northern city of Ayodhya. Some 8,000 individuals will certainly participate in the ceremony, including credit ratings of authorities coming from Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and also dignitaries coming from 55 countries. Why is actually the holy place thus essential?