Thirra
Thira is a ritual dance performed in "Kaavu"(grove)& temples of the Malabar region in Kerala State, South India. This art form is performed by the artists of Perumannan (mannan) community. This art is performed during Utsavam (annual temple festival). Clan deities such as Bhagavathi, Shiva are worshipped in these forms. It is similar to the Theyyam dance performed in the same region, except that in Theyyam the performer is considered as the god he is representing, while in Thira the performer is considered as to be possessed by god.
Thira brings the gods to life. Performers dress up with ceremonial facial paint and loud clothing and dance in front of the deity, the bhagavathi. The objective clearly is to bring a sense of awe to the proceedings. Each performer represents a particular deity and is sponsored by devotees as a prayer offering. These dancers are viewed as being possessed by the gods when they are in their act, with devotees queuing up to meet them to share woes and wishes.
THIRRA
THIRRA is an open source web-based Electronic Health Records (EHR) System. The name THIRRA was derived from its project title Portable System for TeleHealth and Health Informatics for Rural and Remote Areas.
History
The THIRRA project was one of the pioneer eHealth telemedicine projects under the PANACeA network, funded by the International Development Research Centre. It was conceptualised in February 2007, with partners from Primary Care Doctors Organisation Malaysia (PCDOM), Sri Lanka Health Telematics, Healthnet Nepal and ICCDR,B of Bangladesh.
Features of THIRRA
The main component of THIRRA is the Electronic Health Records System. Besides the EHR, it also has the Biosurveillance mode, that enables Public Health Departments to monitor and investigate infectious diseases outbreaks.
THIRRA can be used in an offline mobile mode, where no reliance on the Internet is required. Data is stored on the mobile devices such as laptops and netbooks. The users can synchronise the data with the main server when they return to the clinic/hospital.
Podcasts:
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by Thara
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U Want It
by: TharaOoh Ooh
There's a storm, Thara
You should have seen the
Look upon you face
As I waved high
Had your hands moving all
Around the place
Up and down her thighs
Guess you weren't expecting me
See that was always out of my place
Now it's time for me to
Find another man
You say you want it, you need it
Although you had it, I'm leaving
Uh oh Uh oh Uh oh
Now your sitting there all by yourself
I don't need you, don't want you
Look in your eyes
And I see through uh oh uh oh
And you'll never see this ass again
Never thought that we
Would end like this
Or say goodbye
I know that you'll come back to me
Cause you miss my smile
Finally see, how you are treating me
So now your on your own
You say you want it, you need it
Although you had it, I'm leaving
Uh oh Uh oh Uh oh
Now your sitting there all by yourself
I don't need you, don't want you
Look in your eyes
And I see through uh oh uh oh
And you'll never see this ass again
[Rap:]
You say you want it, you need it
Although you had it, I'm leaving
Uh oh Uh oh Uh oh
Now your sitting there all by yourself
I don't need you, don't want you
Look in your eyes
And I see through uh oh uh oh
And you'll never see this ass again
Thara
Thara
Thara