Krishna is an incarnation of the God Vishnu, preserver of the Universe. Krishna summed up the essence of Hinduism in the Bhagavadgita (The Song of God), a section of the Hindu sacred epic poem known as the Mahabharata.



Hindu festivals: Diwali, the five-day Festival of Lights, Durga Puja, Ganpati, Lohri (loot)

There is a new translation of the Mahabharata by John Smith, Penguin 978 0 140 44681 4

The Mahabharata is an ancient epic poem in Sanskrit and is central to Hindu culture.

Brahma, the creator God; Vishnu, the preserver God; Shiva, the destroyer God.

Three chief Gods, manifestations of Brahman, the underlying essence of the universe.

Fourth major deity Devi, combined attributes of all three in her varied forms.