.BY ONE matter there are actually just about 700,000 Hindu holy places in India. Yet for many supporters it was the one that carried out certainly not exist-- a monument to mark the ostensible place of origin of Ram, a Hindu god-- that mattered the most. On January 22nd their yearning are going to relate to an end when Narendra Modi, the prime minister, anoints the Ram mandir, a grand temple in the north area of Ayodhya. Some 8,000 individuals will go to the event, featuring credit ratings of officials coming from Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) as well as person of influences from 55 nations. Why is the holy place thus crucial?