Beach volleyball is also known as sand volleyball, It is an Olympic team sport which is played on sand. at RIshikesh its played on sand of river beach of Ganges, Like other variations of volleyball, two teams in beach volleyball are separated by a high net, who try to score points against the other by grounding a ball on the other team's court. Competitive beach volleyball teams usually consist of two players, recreational variations of beach volleyball as played in rafting camps can contain up to six players.