.THROUGH ONE matter there are nearly 700,000 Hindu temples in India. Yet for numerous supporters it was the one that did certainly not exist-- a building to denote the apparent birthplace of Ram, a Hindu the lord-- that mattered the best. On January 22nd their yearning will certainly involve a side when Narendra Modi, the prime minister, venerates the Ram mandir, a huge holy place in the northern city of Ayodhya. Some 8,000 individuals are going to go to the ceremony, featuring ratings of officials coming from Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) as well as very important people from 55 countries. Why is actually the temple so essential?