.THROUGH ONE matter there are nearly 700,000 Hindu holy places in India. Yet for lots of supporters it was actually the one that did certainly not exist-- a building to note the apparent place of origin of Ram, a Hindu god-- that mattered the best. On January 22nd their yearning are going to involve a side when Narendra Modi, the head of state, consecrates the Ram mandir, a grand holy place in the northern city of Ayodhya. Some 8,000 folks are going to participate in the service, consisting of credit ratings of authorities coming from Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Event (BJP) as well as dignitaries from 55 countries. Why is the holy place thus important?