.BY ONE matter there are nearly 700,000 Hindu temples in India. But for lots of followers it was actually the one that performed not exist-- a monolith to mark the ostensible place of origin of Ram, a Hindu the lord-- that mattered the absolute most. On January 22nd their yearning will definitely pertain 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 individuals are going to go to the ceremony, featuring ratings of officials from Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Event (BJP) and dignitaries from 55 nations. Why is the temple therefore significant?