LET’S CATCH KRISHNA FIRST
A
player is chosen to be Krishna by reciting one Hare Krishna mantra. He
takes in His hand a big peacock feather (or a big leaf or flower
representing a peacock feather) so that the other players can easily
recognize Him. He runs a little bit ahead, and then all the other
children, the cowherd boys, must try to tag Him first. Whoever tags
Krishna becomes the next Krishna, and the previous Krishna becomes one
of the cowherd boys. The previous Krishna must hand the peacock feather
to the new Krishna while still running and let Him get a little bit
ahead before trying to tag Him. Then everyone runs after the new
Krishna. The players must keep careful track of who is Krishna at each
stage of the game.