.THROUGH ONE COUNT there are actually nearly 700,000 Hindu holy places in India. But for a lot of enthusiasts it was the one that performed certainly not exist-- a monolith to mark the ostensible birthplace of Ram, a Hindu the lord-- that mattered one of the most. On January 22nd their yearning will relate to an end when Narendra Modi, the prime minister, anoints the Ram mandir, a splendid holy place in the northern area of Ayodhya. Some 8,000 individuals are going to join the service, consisting of scores of officials from Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) as well as very important people coming from 55 countries. Why is the holy place thus essential?