.THROUGH ONE matter there are almost 700,000 Hindu holy places in India. Yet for a lot of devotees it was the one that performed not exist-- a monument to mark the ostensible native home of Ram, a Hindu the lord-- that mattered one of the most. On January 22nd their yearning will certainly involve an end when Narendra Modi, the head of state, venerates the Ram mandir, a huge holy place in the northern urban area of Ayodhya. Some 8,000 individuals will certainly participate in the service, including credit ratings of representatives coming from Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Gathering (BJP) and dignitaries coming from 55 countries. Why is actually the holy place thus essential?