.THROUGH ONE matter there are almost 700,000 Hindu holy places in India. Yet for lots of devotees it was actually the one that did not exist-- a building to note the plausible birthplace of Ram, a Hindu god-- that mattered the absolute 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 north metropolitan area of Ayodhya. Some 8,000 individuals will definitely attend the ceremony, including scores of representatives coming from Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Gathering (BJP) and very important people from 55 nations. Why is the temple therefore necessary?