.BY ONE COUNT there are just about 700,000 Hindu temples in India. But for many fans it was actually the one that did certainly not exist-- a monolith to mark the ostensible birthplace of Ram, a Hindu the lord-- that mattered the most. On January 22nd their yearning will definitely concern a side when Narendra Modi, the prime minister, anoints the Ram mandir, a splendid holy place in the northern area of Ayodhya. Some 8,000 individuals will certainly join the event, featuring scores of officials coming from Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and dignitaries coming from 55 countries. Why is actually the temple so vital?