.BY ONE COUNT there are practically 700,000 Hindu temples in India. But for numerous followers it was the one that did certainly not exist-- a monolith to mark the apparent birth place of Ram, a Hindu the lord-- that mattered the best. On January 22nd their yearning will pertain to an end when Narendra Modi, the head of state, anoints the Ram mandir, a grand holy place in the north urban area of Ayodhya. Some 8,000 folks will certainly participate in the service, consisting of ratings of representatives from Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as well as dignitaries from 55 nations. Why is actually the temple therefore vital?