.THROUGH ONE matter there are nearly 700,000 Hindu holy places in India. But for numerous fans it was actually the one that performed not exist-- a monolith to mark the ostensible birth place of Ram, a Hindu the lord-- that mattered the most. On January 22nd their yearning are going to come to an end when Narendra Modi, the head of state, venerates the Ram mandir, a grand temple in the north city of Ayodhya. Some 8,000 folks are going to join the ceremony, featuring credit ratings of authorities from Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and very important people from 55 nations. Why is the temple thus crucial?