Team Synapse: This picture was taken on board the Solita- a yatch that can be hired to sail up and down the backwaters of Goa. In the background is the village of Bastora 

Picturesques isn't it? What you're seeing is an old lighthouse built by the Portugese that guards the mouth of the river Mandovi. Just 10 minutes from my house, scenes like this are common to the city of Panjim. Panjim has to be India's most beautiful city!