.THROUGH ONE COUNT there are actually almost 700,000 Hindu holy places in India. But for several supporters it was the one that did certainly not exist-- a building to mark the plausible birthplace of Ram, a Hindu the lord-- that mattered the most. On January 22nd their yearning are going to pertain to a side when Narendra Modi, the head of state, venerates the Ram mandir, a huge holy place in the northern metropolitan area of Ayodhya. Some 8,000 people will certainly participate in the event, consisting of scores of authorities from Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Gathering (BJP) and dignitaries coming from 55 nations. Why is the holy place thus essential?