.BY ONE COUNT there are actually virtually 700,000 Hindu temples in India. But for several fans it was actually the one that carried out certainly not exist– a monument to mark the ostensible birthplace of Ram, a Hindu god– that mattered the most. On January 22nd their yearning are going to relate to a side when Narendra Modi, the prime minister, consecrates the Ram mandir, a huge holy place in the northern city of Ayodhya.
Some 8,000 people will certainly attend the service, including ratings of officials coming from Mr Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) as well as very important people coming from 55 nations. Why is the temple so crucial?