diff --git a/OTFbuild/calligra_font_tests.odt b/OTFbuild/calligra_font_tests.odt
index 6e7f6ba..c73d934 100644
Binary files a/OTFbuild/calligra_font_tests.odt and b/OTFbuild/calligra_font_tests.odt differ
diff --git a/OTFbuild/font_builder.py b/OTFbuild/font_builder.py
index 83c0d26..96ba4b5 100644
--- a/OTFbuild/font_builder.py
+++ b/OTFbuild/font_builder.py
@@ -371,6 +371,9 @@ def build_font(assets_dir, output_path, no_bitmap=False, no_features=False):
             try:
                 fea_stream = io.StringIO(fea_code)
                 addOpenTypeFeatures(font, fea_stream)
+                # Obtain raw .fea text for debugging
+                # with open("debugout_features.fea", "w") as text_file:
+                    # text_file.write(fea_code)
                 print("  Features compiled successfully")
             except Exception as e:
                 print(f"  [WARNING] Feature compilation failed: {e}")
diff --git a/OTFbuild/opentype_features.py b/OTFbuild/opentype_features.py
index 9a69bf0..988db62 100644
--- a/OTFbuild/opentype_features.py
+++ b/OTFbuild/opentype_features.py
@@ -856,6 +856,38 @@ def _generate_devanagari(glyphs, has, replacewith_subs=None):
         feat.append("} psts;")
         features.append('\n'.join(all_lookups + [''] + feat))
 
+    # --- calt: contextual Visarga ---
+    # When Visarga (U+0903) is followed by a Devanagari character (mid-word),
+    # substitute with interword variant (uF010A).  calt is applied globally
+    # across syllable boundaries, unlike psts which is per-syllable.
+    INTERWORD_VISARGA = 0xF010A
+    visarga = 0x0903
+    if has(visarga) and has(INTERWORD_VISARGA):
+        # Build class of Devanagari characters that can follow Visarga mid-word:
+        # PUA consonants (full, half, RA-appended, RA-appended half) + independent vowels
+        deva_following_cps = (
+            list(SC.DEVANAGARI_PRESENTATION_CONSONANTS) +
+            list(range(0xF0230, 0xF0320)) +   # half forms
+            list(SC.DEVANAGARI_PRESENTATION_CONSONANTS_WITH_RA) +
+            list(range(0xF0410, 0xF0500)) +   # RA-appended half forms
+            list(range(0x0904, 0x0915)) +      # independent vowels
+            list(range(0x0915, 0x093A)) +      # Unicode consonants (before ccmp)
+            list(range(0x0958, 0x0962))         # nukta consonants
+        )
+        deva_following = [glyph_name(cp) for cp in sorted(set(deva_following_cps)) if has(cp)]
+        if deva_following:
+            calt_lines = []
+            calt_lines.append(f"lookup InterwordVisarga {{")
+            calt_lines.append(f"    sub {glyph_name(visarga)} by {glyph_name(INTERWORD_VISARGA)};")
+            calt_lines.append(f"}} InterwordVisarga;")
+            calt_lines.append("")
+            calt_lines.append("feature calt {")
+            calt_lines.append("    script dev2;")
+            calt_lines.append(f"    @devaFollowing = [{' '.join(deva_following)}];")
+            calt_lines.append(f"    sub {glyph_name(visarga)}' lookup InterwordVisarga @devaFollowing;")
+            calt_lines.append("} calt;")
+            features.append('\n'.join(calt_lines))
+
     if not features:
         return ""
     return '\n\n'.join(features)
diff --git a/src/assets/devanagari_variable.tga b/src/assets/devanagari_variable.tga
index 6262823..400d298 100644
--- a/src/assets/devanagari_variable.tga
+++ b/src/assets/devanagari_variable.tga
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
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diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarumsansbitmap/gdx/TerrarumSansBitmap.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarumsansbitmap/gdx/TerrarumSansBitmap.kt
index 440684c..05c13b9 100755
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarumsansbitmap/gdx/TerrarumSansBitmap.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarumsansbitmap/gdx/TerrarumSansBitmap.kt
@@ -1401,6 +1401,10 @@ class TerrarumSansBitmap(
                 else {
                     seq0.add(c.toDevaInternal())
                 }
+            // Contextual Visarga: use interword variant when followed by a Devanagari character
+            else if (c == 0x0903 && (cNext in 0x0904..0x0939 || cNext in 0x0958..0x097F)) {
+                seq0.add(DEVANAGARI_INTERWORD_VISARGA)
+            }
             // re-order Sundanese diacritics
             else if ((c == 0x1BA1 || c == 0x1BA2) && cNext == 0x1BA5) {
                 seq0.add(cNext); seq0.add(c); i += 1
@@ -2744,6 +2748,8 @@ class TerrarumSansBitmap(
         private const val DEVANAGARI_EYELASH_RA = 0xF010B
         private const val DEVANAGARI_RA_SUPER = 0xF010C
         private const val DEVANAGARI_RA_SUPER_COMPLEX = 0xF010D
+        private const val DEVANAGARI_INTERWORD_VISARGA = 0xF010A
+
 
         private const val MARWARI_DD = 0x978
 
diff --git a/work_files/devanagari_variable.psd b/work_files/devanagari_variable.psd
index d19aa46..784bd57 100644
--- a/work_files/devanagari_variable.psd
+++ b/work_files/devanagari_variable.psd
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
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-size 1453551
+oid sha256:4201b49f4f4ef1195d295abf0d13297f305625aab867e2624e268bae6760aca4
+size 1453583