:root{
 --pink:#e30a82;--blue:#008fd5;--dark:#16202a;
 --overlay:linear-gradient(90deg,#121c26 0%,rgba(18,28,38,.96) 28%,rgba(18,28,38,.55) 48%,rgba(18,28,38,.12) 70%,rgba(18,28,38,.12) 100%);
 /* FIX: extension is .JPG (capital) - same as the files on the server.
    These are only the DEFAULTS - the script at the bottom pre-loads each image and
    replaces the value with whichever file spelling really exists on the server. */
 --slide1:url('./akshitkgandhi/Akshhit-K-Gandh-37.JPG');
 --slide2:url('./akshitkgandhi/Akshhit-K-Gandh-26.JPG');
 --slide3:url('./akshitkgandhi/Akshhit-K-Gandh-27.JPG');
 --slide4:url('./akshitkgandhi/Akshhit-K-Gandh-39.JPG');
}
body{font-family:'DM Sans',sans-serif;color:var(--dark);}
h1,h2,h3,.serif{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;}
.text-pink{color:var(--pink)!important}.text-blue{color:var(--blue)!important}
.btn-pink{background:var(--pink);border-color:var(--pink);color:#fff;border-radius:50px;padding:.7rem 1.8rem;font-weight:500}
.btn-pink:hover{background:#c0086d;border-color:#c0086d;color:#fff}
.btn-outline-light{border-radius:50px;padding:.7rem 1.8rem}
.navbar{transition:.3s}.navbar.scrolled{background:#fff;box-shadow:0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.08)}
.navbar-brand img{height:76px;width:auto;display:block}
.hero{position:relative;color:#fff;background:#1b2a38}
.hero .carousel-item{min-height:100vh;position:relative;background-color:#121c26;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:100% 100%,auto 100%;background-position:center,right center}
.hero .carousel-item:nth-child(1){background-image:var(--overlay),var(--slide1)}
.hero .carousel-item:nth-child(2){background-image:var(--overlay),var(--slide2)}
.hero .carousel-item:nth-child(3){background-image:var(--overlay),var(--slide3)}
.hero .carousel-item:nth-child(4){background-image:var(--overlay),var(--slide4)}
.hero .slide-inner{min-height:100vh;display:flex;align-items:center;padding:110px 0 90px}
.hero h1,.hero .h1-alt{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;font-weight:600;font-size:clamp(2.4rem,6vw,4.5rem);line-height:1.1}
.hero .carousel-indicators [data-bs-target]{width:10px;height:10px;border-radius:50%;border:0}
.hero .carousel-indicators .active{background:var(--pink)}
.hero .carousel-control-prev,.hero .carousel-control-next{width:6%}
.hero .carousel-item.active h1,.hero .carousel-item.active p,.hero .carousel-item.active .btn{animation:rise .9s ease both}
@keyframes rise{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px)}to{opacity:1;transform:none}}
.eyebrow{letter-spacing:.2em;font-size:.8rem;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--pink);font-weight:600}
.hero .eyebrow{color:#fff}
.stats{background:var(--blue);color:#fff}.stats h3{font-size:2.2rem;margin:0}
section{padding:80px 0}
.feature{border:0;box-shadow:0 8px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.07);border-radius:16px;height:100%}
.feature .icon{font-size:2rem;color:var(--pink)}
.gallery img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;border-radius:12px;aspect-ratio:3/4;transition:.4s}
.gallery img:hover{transform:scale(1.03)}
.step-no{width:54px;height:54px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--pink);color:#fff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:600;margin:0 auto 1rem}
.bg-soft{background:#fdf1f8}
.accordion-button:not(.collapsed){color:var(--pink);background:#fdf1f8;box-shadow:none}
.accordion-button:focus{box-shadow:0 0 0 .2rem rgba(227,10,130,.2)}
.form-control,.form-select{padding:.7rem 1rem;border-radius:10px}
.form-control:focus,.form-select:focus{border-color:var(--pink);box-shadow:0 0 0 .2rem rgba(227,10,130,.15)}
.wa-float{position:fixed;right:20px;bottom:20px;z-index:99;background:#25d366;color:#fff;border-radius:50px;padding:.8rem 1.2rem;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none;box-shadow:0 6px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.25)}
.wa-float:hover{color:#fff;background:#1ebe5a}
footer{background:var(--dark);color:#aab4be}footer a{color:#fff;text-decoration:none}

/* ---- readability fixes ---- */
.navbar-brand{background:#fff;border-radius:14px;padding:.4rem .9rem;box-shadow:0 4px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.18)}
.navbar:not(.scrolled) .nav-link{color:#fff;text-shadow:0 1px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.6);font-weight:500}
.navbar.scrolled .nav-link{color:var(--dark)}
.navbar .nav-link:hover{color:var(--pink)!important}
.hero h1,.hero .h1-alt{font-size:clamp(2rem,4.6vw,3.6rem);text-shadow:0 2px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.45)}
.hero .h1-kicker{display:block;font-family:'DM Sans',sans-serif;font-size:clamp(.85rem,1.6vw,1.1rem);font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#ffd1ea;margin-bottom:.9rem}
.hero .lead{text-shadow:0 1px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.6);max-width:560px}
.hero .eyebrow{text-shadow:0 1px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.6)}
.hero .carousel-control-prev,.hero .carousel-control-next{z-index:3}
@media (max-width:991px){
 :root{--overlay:linear-gradient(rgba(10,20,30,.78),rgba(10,20,30,.7))}
 .navbar-collapse{background:#fff;border-radius:14px;padding:1rem;margin-top:.7rem;box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.2)}
 .navbar:not(.scrolled) .navbar-collapse .nav-link,.navbar-collapse .nav-link{color:var(--dark);text-shadow:none}
 .hero .slide-inner{padding:130px 0 90px}
}

/* ---- v3: logo without box, photo right, frosted text left ---- */
.navbar-brand{background:none!important;box-shadow:none!important;padding:0!important;border-radius:0!important}
.brand-crop{display:block;width:96px;height:96px;overflow:hidden;position:relative}
.brand-crop img{position:absolute;max-width:none!important;width:180px!important;height:auto!important;left:-42px;top:-15.5px}
.hero-text{background:rgba(18,28,38,.38);-webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(8px);backdrop-filter:blur(8px);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);border-radius:22px;padding:2rem 2.2rem}
@media (max-width:991px){
 .hero .carousel-item{background-size:100% 100%,cover;background-position:center,center}
 .hero-text{padding:1.5rem}
 .brand-crop{width:76px;height:76px}
 .brand-crop img{width:142px!important;left:-33px;top:-12.3px}
}