.BY ONE matter there are actually virtually 700,000 Hindu temples in India. However for numerous supporters it was the one that did not exist-- a monolith to mark the plausible birth place of Ram, a Hindu the lord-- that mattered the most. On January 22nd their yearning will definitely pertain to an end when Narendra Modi, the head of state, venerates the Ram mandir, a huge holy place in the northern city of Ayodhya. Some 8,000 folks will definitely participate in the event, featuring ratings of officials coming from Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and also very important people coming from 55 countries. Why is the holy place therefore significant?