.BY ONE matter there are actually practically 700,000 Hindu holy places in India. Yet for numerous followers it was the one that did not exist-- a building to mark the plausible native home of Ram, a Hindu god-- that mattered the best. On January 22nd their yearning are going to pertain to an end when Narendra Modi, the head of state, anoints the Ram mandir, a splendid holy place in the northern metropolitan area of Ayodhya. Some 8,000 individuals will attend the service, including ratings of authorities coming from Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Event (BJP) as well as very important people coming from 55 nations. Why is the holy place so vital?