.IN INDIA NATIONAL vote-castings are impending. Citizens are counted on to visit the polls in April and May. Narendra Modi, the head of state, intends to succeed a third phrase in office. To that end he has been actually accentuating his spiritual devotion. On January 22nd Mr Modi commenced a brand-new temple to Ram, in Ayodhya, a northern area believed through enthusiasts to be that Hindu god's birthplace. The holy place was actually built on property previously filled by a centuries-old mosque, which was actually taken down through a Hindu-nationalist mob in 1992. Resolving a crowd of fans after the service, which marked the informal beginning of his advocate re-election, Mr Modi claimed the brand-new building and construction was actually "certainly not just a blissful temple" but "a temple of India's dream, theory and direction". What performed he imply?