.BY ONE COUNT there are virtually 700,000 Hindu holy places in India. But for several fans it was actually the one that carried out not exist-- a monument to mark the plausible birthplace of Ram, a Hindu the lord-- that mattered one of the most. On January 22nd their yearning will certainly come to a side when Narendra Modi, the prime minister, anoints the Ram mandir, a marvelous holy place in the northern metropolitan area of Ayodhya. Some 8,000 people will participate in the ceremony, including scores of authorities coming from Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Gathering (BJP) and also person of influences coming from 55 countries. Why is the holy place therefore important?