.THROUGH ONE matter there are nearly 700,000 Hindu temples in India. However for numerous devotees it was the one that carried out not exist– a monument to denote the apparent place of origin of Ram, a Hindu the lord– that mattered the most. On January 22nd their yearning will come to an end when Narendra Modi, the head of state, consecrates the Ram mandir, a grand temple in the northern area of Ayodhya.
Some 8,000 folks will attend the ceremony, including scores of officials from Mr Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) as well as person of influences coming from 55 countries. Why is the holy place therefore significant?