.THROUGH ONE COUNT there are actually practically 700,000 Hindu temples in India. Yet for numerous followers it was actually the one that did not exist-- a building to denote the ostensible place of origin of Ram, a Hindu god-- that mattered the most. On January 22nd their yearning will certainly come to a side when Narendra Modi, the prime minister, venerates the Ram mandir, a splendid temple in the north city of Ayodhya. Some 8,000 individuals will attend the service, featuring credit ratings of authorities from Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Gathering (BJP) and person of influences coming from 55 countries. Why is the temple therefore significant?