:root {
      --primary-brown: #3D2B1F;
      --button-brown: #3B2A1E;
      --accent-gold: #C59B27;
      --bg-cream: #FAF7F2;
      --bg-soft-card: #F4EFEA;
      --input-bg: #EFEAE4;
      --border-color: #E6DFD5;
      --text-muted-custom: #7A6E65;
      --font-family-serif: 'Source Serif 4', serif;
    }

    /* Apply the site typeface without overriding icon-font families. */
    body, button, input, select, textarea {
      font-family: var(--font-family-serif) !important;
    }

    body {
      font-weight: 500;
      font-size: 18px;
      line-height: 1.6;
      background-color: var(--bg-cream);
      color: var(--primary-brown);
      overflow-x: hidden;
    }

    /* Strict Typography Controls */
    h1, h2, .headline-40 {
      font-size: 40px !important;
      font-weight: 700 !important;
      line-height: 1.2;
    }

    p, .body-18 {
      font-size: 18px !important;
      font-weight: 500 !important;
    }


    /* Keep Font Awesome glyphs on their own icon fonts. */
    .fa-solid, .fas { font-family: "Font Awesome 6 Free" !important; font-weight: 900 !important; }
    .fa-regular, .far { font-family: "Font Awesome 6 Free" !important; font-weight: 400 !important; }
    .fa-brands, .fab { font-family: "Font Awesome 6 Brands" !important; font-weight: 400 !important; }

    .info-icon-wrapper i,
    .social-btn i,
    .btn-submit i,
    .back-to-top i {
      line-height: 1;
      font-style: normal;
    }

    /* Navbar */
    .navbar {
      background: rgba(250, 247, 242, 0.95);
      backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
      padding: 16px 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(230, 223, 213, 0.5);
    }

    .navbar-brand {
      font-weight: 700;
      font-size: 1.6rem !important;
      color: var(--primary-brown);
    }

    .nav-link {
      color: var(--primary-brown);
      font-weight: 500;
      font-size: 1rem !important;
      margin: 0 10px;
    }

    .btn-register {
      background-color: var(--button-brown);
      color: #FFF;
      border-radius: 20px;
      padding: 8px 24px;
      font-size: 0.95rem !important;
      font-weight: 600;
      border: none;
      transition: all 0.3s ease;
    }

    .btn-register:hover {
      background-color: #261B13;
      color: #FFF;
      transform: translateY(-1px);
    }

    /* Hero Banner Header */
    .hero-banner {
      height: 380px;
      position: relative;
      background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.45) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.65) 100%),
                  url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1542314831-068cd1dbfeeb?q=80&w=1920&auto=format&fit=crop') center/cover no-repeat;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      text-align: center;
      color: #FFFFFF;
   
    }

    .hero-banner p {
      max-width: 680px;
      opacity: 0.9;
    }

    /* Wave Background Section */
    .section-wave-bg {
      background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0%, #F3ECE1 0%, #FAF7F2 75%);
    }

    /* Form Container & Inputs */
    .form-card {
      background: #FFFFFF;
      border-radius: 20px;
      padding: 40px;
      border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
      box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.02);
    }

    .form-label-custom {
      font-size: 0.72rem !important;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 1.5px;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: var(--text-muted-custom);
      margin-bottom: 6px;
      display: block;
    }

    .form-control-custom, .form-select-custom {
      background-color: var(--input-bg);
      border: 1px solid transparent;
      border-radius: 10px;
      padding: 12px 16px;
      font-size: 0.95rem !important;
      color: var(--primary-brown);
      width: 100%;
      transition: all 0.2s ease;
    }

    .form-control-custom:focus, .form-select-custom:focus {
      background-color: #FFFFFF;
      border-color: var(--button-brown);
      outline: none;
      box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(61, 43, 31, 0.1);
    }

    .btn-submit {
      background-color: var(--button-brown);
      color: #FFFFFF;
      border-radius: 12px;
      padding: 14px 28px;
      font-size: 1rem !important;
      font-weight: 600;
      border: none;
      width: 100%;
      transition: all 0.3s ease;
    }

    .btn-submit:hover {
      background-color: #261B13;
      transform: translateY(-2px);
    }

    /* Contact Info Cards */
    .info-card-item {
      background: #FFFFFF;
      border-radius: 16px;
      border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
      padding: 20px 24px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: flex-start;
      gap: 18px;
      transition: all 0.3s ease;
      margin-bottom: 16px;
    }

    .info-card-item:hover {
      transform: translateY(-3px);
      box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.04);
    }

    .info-icon-wrapper {
      width: 42px;
      height: 42px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background: #FAF7F2;
      border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      color: var(--primary-brown);
      font-size: 1.1rem !important;
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .info-title {
      font-size: 0.72rem !important;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 1.5px;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: var(--text-muted-custom);
      margin-bottom: 2px;
    }

    .info-detail {
      font-weight: 700;
      font-size: 1.05rem !important;
      color: var(--primary-brown);
      margin-bottom: 2px;
    }

    a.info-detail {
      display: inline-block;
      text-decoration: none;
    }

    a.info-detail:hover {
      color: #261B13;
      text-decoration: underline;
      text-underline-offset: 3px;
    }

    .info-card-action {
      cursor: pointer;
    }

    .info-card-action:focus-visible {
      outline: 3px solid rgba(197, 155, 39, 0.42);
      outline-offset: 3px;
    }

    .info-subtext {
      font-size: 0.8rem !important;
      color: var(--text-muted-custom);
      margin: 0;
    }

    /* Still Have Questions Banner */
    .questions-banner {
      background: linear-gradient(90deg, #F3ECE1 0%, #EBDDCB 100%);
      border-radius: 20px;
      padding: 36px 40px;
      border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    }

    .btn-dark-pill {
      background-color: var(--button-brown);
      color: #FFFFFF;
      border-radius: 30px;
      padding: 10px 24px;
      font-size: 0.95rem !important;
      font-weight: 600;
      border: none;
      transition: all 0.3s ease;
      text-decoration: none;
      display: inline-block;
    }

    .btn-dark-pill:hover {
      background-color: #261B13;
      color: #FFFFFF;
    }

    .btn-outline-pill {
      background-color: transparent;
      color: var(--primary-brown);
      border: 1px solid var(--primary-brown);
      border-radius: 30px;
      padding: 10px 24px;
      font-size: 0.95rem !important;
      font-weight: 600;
      transition: all 0.3s ease;
      text-decoration: none;
      display: inline-block;
    }

    .btn-outline-pill:hover {
      background-color: var(--primary-brown);
      color: #FFFFFF;
    }

    /* Footer */
    footer {
      background-color: var(--primary-brown);
      color: #E6DFD5;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    footer h6 {
      color: #FFFFFF;
      font-size: 0.85rem !important;
      letter-spacing: 1.5px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      margin-bottom: 16px;
    }

    footer ul {
      list-style: none;
      padding: 0;
    }

    footer ul li {
      margin-bottom: 10px;
    }

    footer ul li a {
      color: #C2B6A9;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-size: 0.9rem !important;
      transition: color 0.2s ease;
    }

    footer ul li a:hover {
      color: #FFFFFF;
    }

    .social-btn {
      width: 34px;
      height: 34px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      color: #FFF;
      margin-right: 6px;
      font-size: 0.85rem !important;
      transition: background 0.3s ease;
    }

    .social-btn:hover {
      background: #261B13;
    }

    .footer-svg {
      position: absolute;
      right: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      width: 380px;
      opacity: 0.18;
      pointer-events: none;
    }
  

    /* ===== Ghar on go responsive + interaction refinements ===== */
    html {
      scroll-behavior: smooth;
      scroll-padding-top: 92px;
    }

    body {
      min-width: 320px;
      -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
      text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
    }

    img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
    button, input, select, textarea { font: inherit; }

    a, button, input, select, textarea {
      -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
    }

    :focus-visible {
      outline: 3px solid rgba(197, 155, 39, 0.42);
      outline-offset: 3px;
    }

    h1, h2, .headline-40 {
      font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 2.5rem) !important;
      text-wrap: balance;
    }

    p, .body-18 {
      font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.2vw, 1.125rem) !important;
    }

    .section-title {
      font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2rem) !important;
      font-weight: 700;
      line-height: 1.2;
      text-wrap: balance;
    }

    .small-copy { font-size: 1rem !important; }

    .navbar {
      transition: padding .25s ease, box-shadow .25s ease, background .25s ease;
      z-index: 1040;
    }

    .navbar.navbar-scrolled {
      padding: 10px 0;
      background: rgba(250, 247, 242, 0.985);
      box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(61, 43, 31, 0.08);
    }

    .brand-logo {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      text-decoration: none;
      line-height: 1;
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .brand-logo-img {
      display: block;
      width: 52px;
      height: 52px;
      object-fit: cover;
      object-position: center;
      border-radius: 12px;
      border: 1px solid rgba(61, 43, 31, 0.10);
      box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(61, 43, 31, 0.10);
      background: #fff;
    }

    .nav-link {
      position: relative;
      border-radius: 10px;
      transition: color .2s ease, background-color .2s ease;
    }

    .nav-link:hover,
    .nav-link.active {
      color: #261B13;
      background: rgba(61,43,31,.055);
    }

    .hero-banner {
      min-height: clamp(300px, 38vw, 380px);
      height: auto;
      padding: clamp(72px, 10vw, 110px) 0;
    }

    .hero-banner .container { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

    .form-card,
    .questions-banner,
    .info-card-item {
      will-change: transform;
    }

    .form-control-custom,
    .form-select-custom {
      min-height: 48px;
    }

    textarea.form-control-custom {
      min-height: 120px;
      resize: vertical;
    }

    .form-control-custom.is-invalid,
    .form-select-custom.is-invalid,
    .form-check-input.is-invalid {
      border-color: #b42318;
      box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(180,35,24,.08);
    }

    .form-meta {
      margin-top: 5px;
      text-align: right;
      color: var(--text-muted-custom);
      font-size: .78rem;
    }

    .form-status {
      display: none;
      margin-bottom: 16px;
      border-radius: 10px;
      padding: 11px 13px;
      font-size: .92rem;
      line-height: 1.45;
    }

    .form-status.show { display: block; }
    .form-status.success { background: #edf7ee; color: #245b2d; border: 1px solid #cfe8d2; }
    .form-status.error { background: #fff1f0; color: #8a1c13; border: 1px solid #f2c8c4; }

    .btn-submit,
    .btn-register,
    .btn-dark-pill,
    .btn-outline-pill {
      min-height: 44px;
    }

    .btn-dark-pill,
    .btn-outline-pill {
      cursor: pointer;
    }

    .support-image img {
      aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
      object-fit: cover;
    }

    .footer-brand {
      color: #fff;
      font-size: 1.5rem;
      font-weight: 700;
    }

    .footer-copy {
      max-width: 300px;
      color: #c2b6a9;
      font-size: .9rem !important;
    }

    .footer-bottom {
      color: #c2b6a9;
      font-size: .85rem !important;
    }

    .back-to-top {
      position: fixed;
      right: 18px;
      bottom: 18px;
      width: 44px;
      height: 44px;
      border: 0;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background: var(--primary-brown);
      color: #fff;
      display: grid;
      place-items: center;
      opacity: 0;
      visibility: hidden;
      transform: translateY(10px);
      transition: .25s ease;
      z-index: 1030;
      box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(61,43,31,.2);
    }

    .back-to-top.show {
      opacity: 1;
      visibility: visible;
      transform: translateY(0);
    }


    /* Live Chat Popup — hidden until the Start Live Chat button is clicked. */
    .chat-popup {
      position: fixed;
      right: 18px;
      bottom: 18px;
      width: min(390px, calc(100vw - 36px));
      height: min(560px, calc(100vh - 120px));
      max-height: 72vh;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      background: #fff;
      border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
      border-radius: 20px;
      box-shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(61,43,31,.22);
      overflow: hidden;
      z-index: 1090;
      opacity: 0;
      visibility: hidden;
      pointer-events: none;
      transform: translateY(18px) scale(.985);
      transform-origin: bottom right;
      transition: opacity .22s ease, transform .22s ease, visibility .22s ease;
    }

    .chat-popup.show {
      opacity: 1;
      visibility: visible;
      pointer-events: auto;
      transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
    }

    .chat-popup-header {
      min-height: 72px;
      padding: 14px 14px 14px 18px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 14px;
      background: var(--primary-brown);
      color: #fff;
    }

    .chat-popup-title {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 11px;
      min-width: 0;
    }

    .chat-avatar {
      width: 40px;
      height: 40px;
      flex: 0 0 40px;
      display: grid;
      place-items: center;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background: rgba(255,255,255,.14);
      border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);
      font-size: 1rem;
    }

    .chat-popup-title strong {
      display: block;
      color: #fff;
      font-size: 1rem;
      line-height: 1.15;
    }

    .chat-popup-title small {
      display: block;
      margin-top: 3px;
      color: rgba(255,255,255,.72);
      font-size: .75rem;
      line-height: 1.2;
    }

    .chat-close {
      width: 40px;
      height: 40px;
      flex: 0 0 40px;
      display: grid;
      place-items: center;
      border: 0;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background: transparent;
      color: #fff;
      font-size: 1.25rem;
      transition: background .2s ease, transform .2s ease;
    }

    .chat-close:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,.12); }
    .chat-close:active { transform: scale(.94); }
    .chat-close:focus-visible {
      outline: 3px solid rgba(255,255,255,.35);
      outline-offset: 2px;
    }

    .chat-messages {
      flex: 1 1 auto;
      min-height: 0;
      overflow-y: auto;
      overscroll-behavior: contain;
      padding: 18px;
      background: #faf7f2;
      scrollbar-width: thin;
    }

    .chat-message {
      width: fit-content;
      max-width: 84%;
      margin-bottom: 12px;
      padding: 10px 13px;
      border-radius: 15px;
      font-size: .9rem;
      line-height: 1.45;
      overflow-wrap: anywhere;
      white-space: pre-wrap;
    }

    .chat-message.bot {
      margin-right: auto;
      background: #fff;
      color: var(--primary-brown);
      border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
      border-bottom-left-radius: 5px;
    }

    .chat-message.user {
      margin-left: auto;
      background: var(--primary-brown);
      color: #fff;
      border-bottom-right-radius: 5px;
    }

    .chat-typing {
      display: none;
      margin: 0 18px 8px;
      color: var(--text-muted-custom);
      font-size: .75rem;
    }

    .chat-typing.show { display: block; }

    .chat-input-row {
      flex: 0 0 auto;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 9px;
      padding: 12px;
      background: #fff;
      border-top: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    }

    .chat-input {
      min-width: 0;
      flex: 1;
      height: 44px;
      padding: 0 14px;
      border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
      border-radius: 22px;
      background: #f7f3ee;
      color: var(--primary-brown);
      font-size: .9rem !important;
      outline: none;
      transition: border-color .2s ease, box-shadow .2s ease, background .2s ease;
    }

    .chat-input:focus {
      background: #fff;
      border-color: var(--primary-brown);
      box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(61,43,31,.09);
    }

    .chat-send {
      width: 44px;
      height: 44px;
      flex: 0 0 44px;
      display: grid;
      place-items: center;
      border: 0;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background: var(--primary-brown);
      color: #fff;
      transition: transform .2s ease, background .2s ease;
    }

    .chat-send:hover { background: #261B13; transform: translateY(-1px); }
    .chat-send:active { transform: translateY(0) scale(.95); }
    .chat-send:focus-visible {
      outline: 3px solid rgba(61,43,31,.18);
      outline-offset: 2px;
    }

    .toast-container-custom {
      position: fixed;
      top: 92px;
      right: 16px;
      z-index: 1080;
      width: min(340px, calc(100vw - 32px));
    }

    .site-toast {
      display: none;
      padding: 12px 14px;
      border-radius: 12px;
      background: #fff;
      border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
      box-shadow: 0 14px 38px rgba(61,43,31,.15);
      font-size: .9rem;
    }

    .site-toast.show { display: block; animation: toastIn .22s ease both; }
    @keyframes toastIn { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(-6px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); } }

    @media (max-width: 991.98px) {
      .navbar { padding: 12px 0; }

      .navbar-toggler {
        width: 46px;
        height: 46px;
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        padding: 0;
        border-radius: 12px;
        color: var(--primary-brown);
        box-shadow: none !important;
      }

      .navbar-toggler:focus-visible {
        outline: 3px solid rgba(61,43,31,.18);
        outline-offset: 2px;
      }

      /* Dedicated mobile menu animation. We intentionally do not rely on
         Bootstrap's data-api for the hamburger, which prevents double toggles. */
      .navbar-collapse.collapse {
        display: block !important;
        width: 100%;
        max-height: 0;
        margin-top: 0;
        padding: 0 12px;
        opacity: 0;
        visibility: hidden;
        overflow: hidden;
        pointer-events: none;
        background: rgba(250,247,242,.995);
        border: 1px solid transparent;
        border-radius: 16px;
        box-shadow: none;
        transform: translateY(-8px);
        transition: max-height .32s ease, opacity .22s ease, transform .32s ease,
                    margin-top .32s ease, padding .32s ease, border-color .22s ease, box-shadow .32s ease;
      }

      .navbar-collapse.collapse.show {
        max-height: 520px;
        margin-top: 12px;
        padding: 12px;
        opacity: 1;
        visibility: visible;
        pointer-events: auto;
        border-color: var(--border-color);
        box-shadow: 0 18px 42px rgba(61,43,31,.1);
        transform: translateY(0);
      }

      .nav-link { margin: 2px 0; padding: 10px 12px !important; }
      .navbar .btn-register { width: 100%; margin-top: 8px; }
      /* .hero-banner { margin-top: 68px; } */
      .questions-banner .text-lg-end { text-align: left !important; }
      .footer-svg { width: 300px; opacity: .12; }
    }

    @media (max-width: 767.98px) {
      .hero-banner { padding: 70px 0; }
      .form-card { padding: 28px; border-radius: 16px; }
      .questions-banner { padding: 28px; border-radius: 16px; }
      .info-card-item { padding: 18px; }
      .row.g-5 { --bs-gutter-y: 2rem; }
      footer { text-align: left; }
    }

    @media (max-width: 575.98px) {
      .brand-logo-img {
        width: 44px;
        height: 44px;
        border-radius: 10px;
      }

      body { font-size: 16px; }
      .container { --bs-gutter-x: 1.25rem; }
      .hero-banner { min-height: 280px; padding: 60px 0; }
      .form-card { padding: 20px; }
      .questions-banner { padding: 22px 20px; }
      .questions-banner .d-flex > * { width: 100%; text-align: center; }
      .info-detail { overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
      .back-to-top { right: 14px; }
      .chat-popup {
        right: 10px;
        bottom: 10px;
        width: calc(100vw - 20px);
        height: min(590px, calc(100dvh - 88px));
        max-height: calc(100dvh - 88px);
        border-radius: 16px;
      }
      .chat-popup-header { min-height: 66px; padding: 12px 12px 12px 15px; }
      .chat-messages { padding: 14px; }
      .chat-message { max-width: 88%; }
    }

    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
      html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
      *, *::before, *::after {
        animation-duration: .01ms !important;
        animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
        transition-duration: .01ms !important;
        scroll-behavior: auto !important;
      }
    }