Yes, it is occurring in the place wherever om ॐ is expected.On Tue, Apr 2, 2024 at 6:11 AM Madhav Deshpande via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:Dear Harry,In all likelihood, this is a sign for the letter ॐ.MadhavMadhav M. DeshpandeProfessor Emeritus, Sanskrit and LinguisticsUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USASenior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu StudiesAdjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India[Residence: Campbell, California, USA]On Mon, Apr 1, 2024 at 5:33 PM Harry Spier via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:Dear list members,I've attached a pdf of folio 6a of śrīvidyānityapaddhatiḥ by Sahib Kaul. On In that folio there are multiple occurrences of what looks to me like the numeral four with a dot over top.Can anyone tell me what these are, some kind of repetition symbol?The entire manuscript can be downloaded from archive.org at:https://archive.org/download/ShriVidyaNityaPaddhatiOfSahibKaulAlm27Shlf260531673KDevanagariTantra/Shri%20Vidya%20Nitya%20Paddhati%20of%20Sahib%20Kaul_Alm_27_shlf_2_6053_1673_K_Devanagari%20-%20Tantra.pdfHarry Spier
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