--- harfbuzz-0.9.40/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-indic.cc	2014-08-03 02:52:51.065267855 +0530
+++ harfbuzz-0.9.40_new/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-indic.cc	2015-05-26 12:30:14.630631915 +0530
@@ -712,6 +712,15 @@
    *     base consonants.
    */
 
+  /* Handle starting halant */
+  int temp_start = start;
+  bool start_pos_changed = false;
+  if(info[start].indic_category() == OT_DOTTEDCIRCLE && info[start + 1].indic_category() == OT_H )
+  {
+	  start += 2;
+	  start_pos_changed = true;
+  }
+
   unsigned int base = end;
   bool has_reph = false;
 
@@ -958,6 +967,11 @@
       }
   }
 
+  if( start_pos_changed )
+  {
+	 start = temp_start;
+  }
+
   /* Attach misc marks to previous char to move with them. */
   {
     indic_position_t last_pos = POS_START;