 Being located in the Indo @-@ <unk> Plains of North India , the land is very fertile because low level floods in the Ganges continually replenish the soil . Varanasi is located between the Ganges <unk> with two rivers : the Varuna and the Assi stream . The distance between the two <unk> is around 2 miles ( 4 km ) , and serves as a sacred <unk> route for Hindus , which culminates with a visit to a <unk> <unk> Temple . 
