/* =====================================================================
   Dail Bharat home page - complete stylesheet
   Spacing: 100px desktop / 72px tablet / 56px mobile.
   Includes: hero, stats, categories, profiles, how-it-works, featured,
   why, cities, owners, pricing, testimonials, blog, faq, cta, footer.
   ===================================================================== */
:root {
    --saffron: #FF9933;
    --saffron-deep: #E67A00;
    --gold: #F5B83D;
    --gold-deep: #9A6B00;
    --navy: #0B1F45;
    --navy-deep: #071530;
    --green: #138808;
    --green-deep: #0C5C05;
    --ink: #1B1B1B;
    --slate: #5B6475;
    --line: #E6E2DA;
    --soft: #F6F4EF;
    --paper: #FBFAF7;
    --white: #fff;
    --head: 'Baloo 2',system-ui,-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;
    --body: 'Inter',system-ui,-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;
    --shadow: 0 16px 40px -22px rgba(11,31,69,.45);
    --radius: 20px;
}

*, *::before, *::after {
    box-sizing: border-box
}

html {
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
    -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%
}

body {
    margin: 0;
    background: var(--paper);
    color: var(--ink);
    font: 16px/1.65 var(--body);
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased
}

h1, h2, h3, h4 {
    font-family: var(--head);
    line-height: 1.15;
    margin: 0;
    letter-spacing: .1px
}

p {
    margin: 0
}

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

img {
    max-width: 100%;
    display: block
}

a {
    color: inherit;
    text-decoration: none
}

:focus-visible {
    outline: 3px solid var(--saffron);
    outline-offset: 3px;
    border-radius: 6px
}

.wrap {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1240px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 24px
}

.skip {
    position: absolute;
    left: -999px;
    top: 8px;
    background: var(--navy);
    color: #fff;
    padding: 10px 16px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    z-index: 200
}

    .skip:focus {
        left: 8px
    }

section[id] {
    scroll-margin-top: 84px
}

/* ---------- buttons ---------- */
.btn {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 8px;
    font: 600 15.5px/1 var(--body);
    padding: 14px 24px;
    border-radius: 14px;
    border: 1.5px solid transparent;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: transform .18s,box-shadow .18s,background .18s,color .18s,border-color .18s;
    white-space: nowrap
}

    .btn:hover {
        transform: translateY(-2px)
    }

.btn-primary {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg,var(--saffron),var(--saffron-deep));
    color: #fff;
    box-shadow: 0 12px 24px -12px rgba(230,122,0,.7)
}

    .btn-primary:hover {
        box-shadow: 0 16px 28px -12px rgba(230,122,0,.85)
    }

.btn-ghost {
    border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.55);
    color: #fff;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,.08)
}

    .btn-ghost:hover {
        background: #fff;
        color: var(--navy)
    }

.btn-outline {
    border-color: var(--navy);
    color: var(--navy);
    background: #fff
}

    .btn-outline:hover {
        background: var(--navy);
        color: #fff
    }

.btn-sm {
    padding: 10px 18px;
    font-size: 14.5px;
    border-radius: 12px
}

/* ---------- announcement bar ---------- */
.topbar {
    background: var(--navy-deep);
    color: #EFE3C6;
    font-size: 14px
}

    .topbar .wrap {
        display: flex;
        gap: 10px;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        padding-top: 6px;
        padding-bottom: 6px;
        text-align: center
    }

    .topbar b {
        color: var(--gold)
    }

    .topbar a {
        color: var(--gold);
        font-weight: 700;
        text-decoration: underline;
        text-underline-offset: 3px
    }

.tricolor {
    height: 4px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg,var(--saffron) 0 33.3%,#fff 33.3% 66.6%,var(--green) 66.6%)
}

/* ---------- header ---------- */
.site-header {
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    z-index: 100;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,.96);
    backdrop-filter: saturate(1.4) blur(10px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: saturate(1.4) blur(10px);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line)
}

.bar {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 16px;
    min-height: 62px
}

.logo {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    font-family: var(--head);
    font-weight: 800;
    font-size: 27px;
    color: var(--navy);
    letter-spacing: .2px
}

.logo-mark {
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    background: linear-gradient(145deg,var(--saffron),var(--saffron-deep));
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 22px;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 16px -8px rgba(230,122,0,.8);
    transform: rotate(-6deg)
}

.logo em {
    font-style: normal;
    color: var(--saffron-deep)
}

.nav-toggle {
    position: absolute;
    opacity: 0;
    pointer-events: none
}

.burger {
    display: none;
    width: 46px;
    height: 46px;
    border: 1.5px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 12px;
    cursor: pointer;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 5px;
    background: #fff
}

    .burger span {
        display: block;
        width: 22px;
        height: 2.5px;
        border-radius: 2px;
        background: var(--navy);
        transition: transform .2s,opacity .2s
    }

.nav-toggle:focus-visible + .burger {
    outline: 3px solid var(--saffron);
    outline-offset: 2px
}

.nav-panel {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 30px
}

.main-nav {
    display: flex;
    gap: 6px
}

    .main-nav a {
        padding: 10px 14px;
        border-radius: 10px;
        font-weight: 600;
        font-size: 15px;
        color: var(--ink);
        transition: background .15s,color .15s
    }

        .main-nav a:hover, .main-nav a[aria-current] {
            background: var(--soft);
            color: var(--navy)
        }

        .main-nav a[aria-current] {
            box-shadow: inset 0 -3px 0 var(--saffron)
        }

.actions {
    display: flex;
    gap: 10px;
    align-items: center
}

/* ---------- hero banner ---------- */
.hero {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    color: #fff;
    background: radial-gradient(900px 500px at 88% 8%,rgba(255,153,51,.30),transparent 60%), radial-gradient(700px 480px at 4% 100%,rgba(19,136,8,.28),transparent 62%), linear-gradient(135deg,#0B1F45 0%,#0A2B5E 55%,#071530 100%);
    padding: 36px 0 100px
}

    .hero::before {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        inset: 0;
        background-image: radial-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.10) 1.2px,transparent 1.4px);
        background-size: 26px 26px;
        -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg,#000,transparent 85%);
        mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg,#000,transparent 85%);
        pointer-events: none
    }

    .hero::after {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        right: -160px;
        top: -160px;
        width: 560px;
        height: 560px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        border: 2px dashed rgba(245,184,61,.25);
        pointer-events: none
    }

.hero-grid {
    position: relative;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.05fr .95fr;
    gap: 36px;
    align-items: center
}

.eyebrow {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 13.5px;
    letter-spacing: .07em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gold)
}

.hero .eyebrow {
    background: rgba(255,255,255,.1);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2);
    padding: 7px 16px;
    border-radius: 99px
}

.hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(38px,5.4vw,66px);
    font-weight: 800;
    margin: 14px 0 12px;
    line-height: 1.06
}

    .hero h1 .hl {
        background: linear-gradient(90deg,var(--saffron),var(--gold));
        -webkit-background-clip: text;
        background-clip: text;
        -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
        color: transparent
    }

.hero .lead {
    font-size: clamp(17px,1.5vw,19.5px);
    color: #D8DEF0;
    max-width: 560px
}

.search {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr auto;
    gap: 0;
    margin-top: 20px;
    background: #fff;
    border-radius: 18px;
    padding: 8px;
    box-shadow: 0 24px 48px -20px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
    max-width: 640px
}

.field {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 6px 16px;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
    min-width: 0
}

    .field:nth-of-type(2) {
        border-right: 0
    }

    .field label {
        font-size: 11.5px;
        font-weight: 800;
        letter-spacing: .07em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: var(--slate)
    }

    .field input, .field select {
        border: 0;
        outline: 0;
        background: transparent;
        font: 600 16px var(--body);
        color: var(--ink);
        padding: 3px 0;
        width: 100%;
        min-width: 0
    }

        .field input::placeholder {
            color: #9AA0AF;
            font-weight: 500
        }

    .field:focus-within {
        background: #FFF8EC;
        border-radius: 12px
    }

.search .btn {
    border-radius: 12px;
    padding: 0 26px;
    font-size: 16px
}

.popular {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 8px 10px;
    align-items: center;
    margin-top: 14px;
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #C3CBE4
}

    .popular a {
        padding: 6px 14px;
        border-radius: 99px;
        background: rgba(255,255,255,.1);
        border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);
        font-weight: 600;
        color: #fff;
        transition: background .15s,color .15s
    }

        .popular a:hover {
            background: #fff;
            color: var(--navy)
        }

.trust {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 8px 22px;
    margin-top: 18px;
    color: #D8DEF0;
    font-size: 14.5px;
    font-weight: 500
}

    .trust span::before {
        content: "✔";
        color: var(--gold);
        margin-right: 8px;
        font-weight: 800
    }

/* hero visual */
.hv {
    position: relative;
    height: 470px
}

    .hv .ph {
        position: absolute;
        border-radius: 26px;
        overflow: hidden;
        border: 5px solid rgba(255,255,255,.95);
        box-shadow: 0 30px 60px -24px rgba(0,0,0,.7);
        background: #16336b
    }

        .hv .ph img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover
        }

    .hv .p1 {
        right: 0;
        top: 0;
        width: 66%;
        height: 62%;
        border-radius: 28px 28px 28px 90px
    }

    .hv .p2 {
        left: 0;
        top: 26%;
        width: 42%;
        height: 38%;
        border-radius: 90px 26px 26px 26px
    }

    .hv .p3 {
        right: 6%;
        bottom: 0;
        width: 52%;
        height: 34%;
        border-radius: 26px 26px 90px 26px
    }

    .hv .ring {
        position: absolute;
        left: 18%;
        top: -4%;
        width: 120px;
        height: 120px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        border: 14px solid rgba(255,153,51,.85);
        border-right-color: transparent;
        transform: rotate(25deg)
    }

.float {
    position: absolute;
    background: #fff;
    color: var(--ink);
    border-radius: 16px;
    padding: 12px 16px;
    box-shadow: 0 20px 40px -18px rgba(0,0,0,.55);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.3;
    animation: bob 6s ease-in-out infinite
}

    .float b {
        display: block;
        font-family: var(--head);
        font-size: 16px;
        color: var(--navy)
    }

    .float small {
        color: var(--slate);
        font-size: 12.5px
    }

    .float .ic {
        width: 40px;
        height: 40px;
        border-radius: 12px;
        display: grid;
        place-items: center;
        font-size: 20px;
        flex: none
    }

.f1 {
    left: -2%;
    bottom: 30%
}

    .f1 .ic {
        background: #E8F6EC
    }

.f2 {
    right: -2%;
    top: 56%;
    animation-delay: -2s
}

    .f2 .ic {
        background: #FFF1DE
    }

.f3 {
    left: 24%;
    bottom: 2%;
    animation-delay: -4s
}

    .f3 .ic {
        background: #E7EEFB
    }

@keyframes bob {
    0%,100% {
        transform: translateY(0)
    }

    50% {
        transform: translateY(-9px)
    }
}

.hero-wave {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: -1px;
    height: 48px;
    fill: var(--paper)
}

/* ---------- stats strip ---------- */
.stats {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 5;
    margin-top: -62px;
    padding-bottom: 48px
}

.stats-card {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4,1fr);
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 24px;
    box-shadow: var(--shadow);
    padding: 10px
}

.stat {
    padding: 16px 14px;
    text-align: center;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--line)
}

    .stat:last-child {
        border-right: 0
    }

    .stat b {
        display: block;
        font-family: var(--head);
        font-size: clamp(30px,3.4vw,44px);
        font-weight: 800;
        color: var(--navy);
        line-height: 1
    }

        .stat b i {
            font-style: normal;
            color: var(--saffron-deep)
        }

    .stat span {
        display: block;
        margin-top: 4px;
        color: var(--slate);
        font-size: 14.5px;
        font-weight: 500
    }

/* ---------- sections ---------- */
.section {
    padding: 100px 0
}

    .section.alt {
        background: var(--soft)
    }

    .section.dark {
        background: linear-gradient(135deg,var(--navy),var(--navy-deep));
        color: #fff
    }

.head {
    max-width: 720px;
    margin: 0 auto 52px;
    text-align: center
}

    .head.left {
        margin-left: 0;
        text-align: left
    }

    .head h2 {
        font-size: clamp(30px,3.8vw,44px);
        font-weight: 800;
        margin: 6px 0 12px;
        color: var(--navy)
    }

    .head p {
        color: var(--slate);
        font-size: 17px
    }

.dark .head h2 {
    color: #fff
}

.dark .head p {
    color: #CBD3EA
}

.eyebrow.dk {
    color: var(--saffron-deep)
}

.head-row {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-end;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 16px;
    margin-bottom: 48px;
    flex-wrap: wrap
}

    .head-row .head {
        margin: 0;
        text-align: left
    }

.link-arrow {
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--navy);
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--saffron);
    padding-bottom: 2px
}

    .link-arrow:hover {
        color: var(--saffron-deep)
    }

/* categories */
.cats {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(5,1fr);
    gap: 16px
}

.cat {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    padding: 20px 18px 18px;
    transition: transform .22s,box-shadow .22s,border-color .22s;
    overflow: hidden
}

    .cat::before {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        inset: 0 0 auto 0;
        height: 5px;
        background: var(--c,var(--saffron))
    }

    .cat:hover {
        transform: translateY(-6px);
        box-shadow: var(--shadow);
        border-color: transparent
    }

    .cat .ico {
        width: 64px;
        height: 64px;
        border-radius: 18px;
        display: grid;
        place-items: center;
        font-size: 32px;
        background: var(--bg,#FFF1DE);
        margin-bottom: 12px
    }

    .cat h3 {
        font-size: 22px;
        color: var(--navy)
    }

    .cat p {
        color: var(--slate);
        font-size: 14.5px;
        margin: 6px 0 10px;
        flex: 1
    }

    .cat .count {
        font-weight: 700;
        font-size: 13.5px;
        color: var(--c,var(--saffron-deep))
    }

    .cat .go {
        margin-top: 8px;
        font-weight: 700;
        font-size: 14.5px;
        color: var(--navy)
    }

    .cat:hover .go {
        color: var(--saffron-deep)
    }

.c1 {
    --c: #138808;
    --bg: #E8F6EC
}

.c2 {
    --c: #E67A00;
    --bg: #FFF1DE
}

.c3 {
    --c: #D6293B;
    --bg: #FDE8EA
}

.c4 {
    --c: #C25A00;
    --bg: #FFEBD6
}

.c5 {
    --c: #2B5BC8;
    --bg: #E7EEFB
}

/* ================= PROFILES (one row of 4) ================= */
.profile-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 20px;
}

.profile-card {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    overflow: hidden;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: inherit;
    transition: transform .25s, box-shadow .25s, border-color .25s;
}

    .profile-card:hover {
        transform: translateY(-6px);
        box-shadow: var(--shadow);
        border-color: rgba(255,153,51,.4);
    }

    .profile-card .pc-cover {
        position: relative;
        aspect-ratio: 16 / 8;
        overflow: hidden;
        background: var(--soft);
    }

        .profile-card .pc-cover img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
            transition: transform .5s;
        }

    .profile-card:hover .pc-cover img {
        transform: scale(1.06);
    }

    .profile-card .pc-badge {
        position: absolute;
        top: 10px;
        right: 10px;
        background: rgba(19,136,8,.95);
        color: #fff;
        font-size: 11.5px;
        font-weight: 800;
        padding: 4px 10px;
        border-radius: 99px;
        letter-spacing: .02em;
        box-shadow: 0 6px 14px -6px rgba(0,0,0,.4);
    }

    .profile-card .pc-avatar {
        position: relative;
        width: 72px;
        height: 72px;
        margin: -36px auto 0;
        border-radius: 50%;
        overflow: hidden;
        border: 4px solid #fff;
        background: #fff;
        box-shadow: 0 10px 24px -10px rgba(11,31,69,.4);
        z-index: 2;
    }

        .profile-card .pc-avatar img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
        }

    .profile-card .pc-body {
        padding: 8px 16px 12px;
        text-align: center;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 3px;
        flex: 1;
    }

        .profile-card .pc-body h3 {
            font-size: 18px;
            color: var(--navy);
            margin-top: 6px;
        }

    .profile-card .pc-role {
        font-size: 13px;
        font-weight: 700;
        color: var(--saffron-deep);
        text-transform: uppercase;
        letter-spacing: .04em;
    }

    .profile-card .pc-loc {
        font-size: 13.5px;
        color: var(--slate);
        margin: 4px 0 6px;
    }

    .profile-card .pc-meta {
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center;
        gap: 10px;
        font-size: 12.5px;
        color: var(--slate);
        font-weight: 500;
    }

    .profile-card .pc-rating {
        background: #FFF1DE;
        color: #8A5200;
        font-weight: 800;
        padding: 2px 9px;
        border-radius: 8px;
    }

    .profile-card .pc-foot {
        display: flex;
        justify-content: space-between;
        align-items: center;
        padding: 12px 16px;
        border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
        background: var(--paper);
        font-size: 12.5px;
        font-weight: 700;
    }

    .profile-card .pc-tag {
        background: var(--soft);
        color: var(--navy);
        padding: 4px 10px;
        border-radius: 99px;
        border: 1px solid var(--line);
        font-weight: 600;
        font-size: 11.5px;
    }

    .profile-card .pc-more {
        color: var(--saffron-deep);
        transition: color .15s;
    }

    .profile-card:hover .pc-more {
        color: var(--navy);
    }

.profile-cta-row {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    margin-top: 32px;
}

/* steps */
.steps {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr);
    gap: 20px;
    counter-reset: s;
    position: relative
}

    .steps::before {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        left: 16%;
        right: 16%;
        top: 44px;
        border-top: 3px dashed #D8D2C2;
        z-index: 0
    }

.step {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 0 12px
}

    .step .n {
        width: 76px;
        height: 76px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        margin: 0 auto 14px;
        display: grid;
        place-items: center;
        font-size: 38px;
        background: #fff;
        border: 3px solid var(--saffron);
        box-shadow: 0 14px 30px -16px rgba(230,122,0,.8)
    }

    .step h3 {
        font-size: 24px;
        color: var(--navy);
        margin-bottom: 8px
    }

    .step p {
        color: var(--slate);
        max-width: 320px;
        margin: 0 auto
    }

/* featured */
.cards {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr);
    gap: 18px
}

.biz {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: transform .22s,box-shadow .22s
}

    .biz:hover {
        transform: translateY(-6px);
        box-shadow: var(--shadow)
    }

    .biz .media {
        position: relative;
        aspect-ratio: 16/10;
        background: var(--soft);
        overflow: hidden
    }

        .biz .media img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
            transition: transform .5s
        }

    .biz:hover .media img {
        transform: scale(1.06)
    }

.badge {
    position: absolute;
    left: 14px;
    top: 14px;
    font-size: 12.5px;
    font-weight: 800;
    padding: 5px 12px;
    border-radius: 99px;
    background: var(--saffron);
    color: #fff;
    box-shadow: 0 6px 14px -6px rgba(0,0,0,.4)
}

    .badge.v {
        left: auto;
        right: 14px;
        background: #fff;
        color: var(--green-deep)
    }

.biz .body {
    padding: 14px 18px 16px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 4px;
    flex: 1
}

.biz .kind {
    font-size: 12.5px;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: .06em;
    color: var(--saffron-deep)
}

.biz h3 {
    font-size: 22px;
    color: var(--navy)
}

.biz .meta {
    display: flex;
    gap: 12px;
    align-items: center;
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--slate)
}

.rating {
    background: #FFF1DE;
    color: #8A5200;
    font-weight: 800;
    border-radius: 8px;
    padding: 2px 10px
}

.biz .loc {
    font-size: 14.5px;
    color: var(--slate);
    margin-top: 2px
}

.biz .row {
    display: flex;
    gap: 10px;
    margin-top: 10px
}

    .biz .row .btn {
        flex: 1
    }

/* why */
.why {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr);
    gap: 16px
}

    .why article {
        background: #fff;
        border: 1px solid var(--line);
        border-radius: var(--radius);
        padding: 20px 22px;
        transition: transform .2s,box-shadow .2s
    }

        .why article:hover {
            transform: translateY(-4px);
            box-shadow: var(--shadow)
        }

    .why .ico {
        width: 56px;
        height: 56px;
        border-radius: 16px;
        display: grid;
        place-items: center;
        font-size: 26px;
        margin-bottom: 10px;
        background: var(--bg,#FFF1DE)
    }

    .why h3 {
        font-size: 21px;
        color: var(--navy);
        margin-bottom: 6px
    }

    .why p {
        color: var(--slate);
        font-size: 15.5px
    }

/* cities */
.cities {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 10px;
    justify-content: center
}

    .cities a {
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 8px;
        padding: 9px 18px;
        border-radius: 99px;
        background: #fff;
        border: 1.5px solid var(--line);
        font-weight: 600;
        transition: border-color .15s,color .15s,transform .15s
    }

        .cities a:hover {
            border-color: var(--saffron);
            color: var(--saffron-deep);
            transform: translateY(-2px)
        }

/* owners */
.owners {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 36px;
    align-items: center
}

    .owners .head {
        margin-bottom: 14px
    }

.checks {
    display: grid;
    gap: 10px;
    margin: 4px 0 20px
}

    .checks li {
        position: relative;
        padding-left: 38px;
        color: #DCE2F4;
        font-size: 16.5px
    }

        .checks li::before {
            content: "✓";
            position: absolute;
            left: 0;
            top: 0;
            width: 26px;
            height: 26px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            background: var(--green);
            color: #fff;
            font-weight: 800;
            display: grid;
            place-items: center;
            font-size: 14px
        }

.owners .cta {
    display: flex;
    gap: 12px;
    flex-wrap: wrap
}

.mock {
    position: relative;
    background: #fff;
    color: var(--ink);
    border-radius: 24px;
    padding: 22px;
    box-shadow: 0 40px 70px -30px rgba(0,0,0,.7);
    transform: rotate(1.6deg)
}

    .mock .top {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 12px;
        margin-bottom: 14px
    }

    .mock .av {
        width: 54px;
        height: 54px;
        border-radius: 14px;
        background: linear-gradient(145deg,var(--navy),#1D4A9E);
        display: grid;
        place-items: center;
        color: #fff;
        font-family: var(--head);
        font-weight: 800;
        font-size: 24px
    }

    .mock h4 {
        font-size: 20px;
        color: var(--navy)
    }

    .mock small {
        color: var(--slate)
    }

    .mock .pic {
        border-radius: 16px;
        overflow: hidden;
        aspect-ratio: 16/8;
        margin-bottom: 14px
    }

        .mock .pic img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover
        }

    .mock .chips {
        display: flex;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        gap: 8px
    }

        .mock .chips span {
            background: var(--soft);
            border-radius: 99px;
            padding: 5px 13px;
            font-size: 13px;
            font-weight: 600
        }

        .mock .chips .g {
            background: #E8F6EC;
            color: var(--green-deep)
        }

    .mock .btns {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
        gap: 10px;
        margin-top: 16px
    }

        .mock .btns span {
            text-align: center;
            padding: 12px;
            border-radius: 12px;
            font-weight: 700;
            font-size: 14.5px
        }

        .mock .btns .c {
            background: var(--navy);
            color: #fff
        }

        .mock .btns .w {
            background: #25D366;
            color: #fff
        }

.tag-float {
    position: absolute;
    right: -14px;
    top: -16px;
    background: var(--saffron);
    color: #fff;
    font-weight: 800;
    padding: 8px 16px;
    border-radius: 99px;
    box-shadow: 0 12px 24px -12px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
    transform: rotate(6deg)
}

/* pricing */
.plans {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4,1fr);
    gap: 16px;
    align-items: stretch
}

.plan {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    padding: 22px 20px 20px;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: transform .2s,box-shadow .2s
}

    .plan::before {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        inset: 0 0 auto 0;
        height: 6px;
        background: var(--c)
    }

    .plan:hover {
        transform: translateY(-5px);
        box-shadow: var(--shadow)
    }

    .plan h3 {
        font-size: 24px;
        color: var(--navy);
        margin-top: 4px
    }

.price {
    font-family: var(--head);
    font-weight: 800;
    font-size: 46px;
    line-height: 1;
    color: var(--navy);
    margin: 10px 0 4px
}

    .price small {
        font-family: var(--body);
        font-size: 15px;
        font-weight: 500;
        color: var(--slate)
    }

.plan .for {
    color: var(--slate);
    font-size: 14.5px;
    min-height: 0;
    margin-bottom: 10px
}

.plan ul {
    display: grid;
    gap: 6px;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    flex: 1
}

.plan li {
    position: relative;
    padding-left: 26px;
    font-size: 14.5px
}

    .plan li::before {
        content: "✓";
        position: absolute;
        left: 0;
        font-weight: 800;
        color: var(--green)
    }

.plan .btn {
    width: 100%
}

.plan.hot {
    background: linear-gradient(160deg,var(--navy),var(--navy-deep));
    color: #fff;
    border-color: var(--gold);
    box-shadow: 0 26px 50px -24px rgba(11,31,69,.8)
}

    .plan.hot h3, .plan.hot .price {
        color: #fff
    }

        .plan.hot .for, .plan.hot .price small {
            color: #C9CFE6
        }

    .plan.hot li::before {
        color: var(--gold)
    }

.ribbon {
    position: absolute;
    top: 16px;
    right: 16px;
    background: var(--saffron);
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 800;
    padding: 4px 12px;
    border-radius: 99px
}

.p1 {
    --c: #8A94A8
}

.p2 {
    --c: #9AA3B2
}

.p3 {
    --c: var(--gold)
}

.p4 {
    --c: var(--saffron)
}

.note {
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: 32px;
    color: var(--slate);
    font-size: 15px
}

    .note a {
        font-weight: 700;
        color: var(--navy);
        border-bottom: 2px solid var(--saffron)
    }

/* testimonials */
.quotes {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr);
    gap: 16px
}

.quote {
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    padding: 20px 22px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 10px;
    position: relative
}

    .quote::before {
        content: "“";
        position: absolute;
        right: 22px;
        top: 6px;
        font: 800 84px/1 Georgia,serif;
        color: #FFE2BF
    }

    .quote .stars {
        color: var(--gold);
        letter-spacing: 3px;
        font-size: 18px
    }

    .quote p {
        font-size: 16.5px;
        color: var(--ink);
        flex: 1
    }

.who {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px
}

    .who i {
        width: 46px;
        height: 46px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        display: grid;
        place-items: center;
        color: #fff;
        font: 800 19px var(--head);
        font-style: normal;
        background: var(--bg,var(--navy))
    }

    .who b {
        display: block;
        color: var(--navy);
        line-height: 1.2
    }

    .who small {
        color: var(--slate)
    }

/* blog */
.posts {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr);
    gap: 18px
}

.post {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: transform .22s,box-shadow .22s
}

    .post:hover {
        transform: translateY(-6px);
        box-shadow: var(--shadow)
    }

    .post .media {
        aspect-ratio: 16/9;
        overflow: hidden
    }

        .post .media img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
            transition: transform .5s
        }

    .post:hover .media img {
        transform: scale(1.06)
    }

    .post .body {
        padding: 14px 18px 16px;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 6px;
        flex: 1
    }

    .post .tagc {
        align-self: flex-start;
        background: #FFF1DE;
        color: #9A5B00;
        font-weight: 700;
        font-size: 12px;
        border-radius: 99px;
        padding: 3px 12px
    }

    .post h3 {
        font-size: 21px;
        line-height: 1.28;
        color: var(--navy)
    }

    .post p {
        color: var(--slate);
        font-size: 15px;
        flex: 1
    }

    .post .by {
        font-size: 13.5px;
        color: var(--slate)
    }

    .post .more {
        font-weight: 700;
        color: var(--saffron-deep);
        margin-top: 4px
    }

/* faq */
.faq {
    max-width: 860px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: grid;
    gap: 10px
}

    .faq details {
        background: #fff;
        border: 1.5px solid var(--line);
        border-radius: 16px;
        transition: border-color .15s,box-shadow .15s
    }

        .faq details[open] {
            border-color: var(--saffron);
            box-shadow: 0 14px 30px -20px rgba(11,31,69,.5)
        }

    .faq summary {
        list-style: none;
        cursor: pointer;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 14px;
        padding: 18px 22px;
        font: 700 18px var(--head)
    }

        .faq summary::-webkit-details-marker {
            display: none
        }

        .faq summary::after {
            content: "+";
            margin-left: auto;
            font: 600 28px/1 var(--body);
            color: var(--saffron-deep);
            transition: transform .2s
        }

    .faq details[open] summary::after {
        transform: rotate(45deg)
    }

    .faq details p {
        padding: 0 22px 18px;
        color: var(--slate);
        font-size: 16px
    }

/* cta */
.cta-band {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    border-radius: 28px;
    padding: 52px 32px;
    color: #fff;
    text-align: center;
    background: radial-gradient(600px 300px at 90% 0,rgba(255,255,255,.18),transparent 60%),linear-gradient(135deg,#E67A00,#FF9933 45%,#F5B83D)
}

    .cta-band::after {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        left: -60px;
        bottom: -90px;
        width: 280px;
        height: 280px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        border: 34px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14)
    }

    .cta-band h2 {
        font-size: clamp(30px,4vw,46px);
        font-weight: 800;
        color: #fff;
        position: relative
    }

    .cta-band p {
        max-width: 620px;
        margin: 8px auto 22px;
        font-size: 18px;
        color: #FFF6E8;
        position: relative
    }

    .cta-band .btns {
        display: flex;
        gap: 14px;
        justify-content: center;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        position: relative
    }

    .cta-band .btn-dark {
        background: var(--navy);
        color: #fff
    }

        .cta-band .btn-dark:hover {
            background: var(--navy-deep)
        }

    .cta-band .btn-light {
        background: #fff;
        color: var(--navy)
    }

/* footer */
.site-footer {
    background: var(--navy-deep);
    color: #C3CBE4;
    padding: 56px 0 0;
    margin-top: 56px
}

.f-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.5fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 32px;
    padding-bottom: 36px
}

.site-footer .logo {
    color: #fff
}

    .site-footer .logo em {
        color: var(--gold)
    }

.f-about p {
    margin: 10px 0 14px;
    max-width: 340px;
    font-size: 15px
}

.social {
    display: flex;
    gap: 10px
}

    .social a {
        width: 42px;
        height: 42px;
        border-radius: 12px;
        display: grid;
        place-items: center;
        background: rgba(255,255,255,.08);
        border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14);
        font-weight: 800;
        font-size: 15px;
        color: #fff;
        transition: background .15s,transform .15s
    }

        .social a:hover {
            background: var(--saffron);
            transform: translateY(-3px)
        }

.site-footer h4 {
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 18px;
    margin-bottom: 12px
}

.site-footer li {
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    font-size: 15px
}

    .site-footer li a:hover {
        color: var(--gold)
    }

.f-contact li {
    display: flex;
    gap: 10px
}

.f-bottom {
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);
    padding: 20px 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 8px 24px;
    justify-content: space-between;
    font-size: 14px
}

    .f-bottom nav {
        display: flex;
        gap: 20px;
        flex-wrap: wrap
    }

    .f-bottom a:hover {
        color: var(--gold)
    }

/* responsive */
@media(max-width:1180px) {
    .cats {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr)
    }

    .plans {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2,1fr)
    }

    .profile-row {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr)
    }

    .nav-panel {
        gap: 14px
    }

    .main-nav a {
        padding: 10px 10px
    }
}

@media(max-width:980px) {
    .burger {
        display: flex
    }

    .nav-panel {
        position: absolute;
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
        top: 100%;
        background: #fff;
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
        box-shadow: 0 24px 40px -24px rgba(11,31,69,.5);
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: stretch;
        gap: 14px;
        padding: 16px 24px 22px;
        display: none
    }

    .nav-toggle:checked ~ .nav-panel {
        display: flex
    }

    .nav-toggle:checked + .burger span:nth-child(1) {
        transform: translateY(7.5px) rotate(45deg)
    }

    .nav-toggle:checked + .burger span:nth-child(2) {
        opacity: 0
    }

    .nav-toggle:checked + .burger span:nth-child(3) {
        transform: translateY(-7.5px) rotate(-45deg)
    }

    .main-nav {
        flex-direction: column
    }

        .main-nav a {
            padding: 14px 12px;
            font-size: 16.5px
        }

    .actions {
        flex-direction: column
    }

        .actions .btn {
            width: 100%
        }

    .hero {
        padding: 28px 0 84px
    }

    .hero-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 28px
    }

    .hv {
        height: 380px;
        max-width: 560px;
        margin: 0 auto;
        width: 100%
    }

    .stats-card {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2,1fr)
    }

    .stat:nth-child(2) {
        border-right: 0
    }

    .stat:nth-child(-n+2) {
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line)
    }

    .cards, .posts, .why, .quotes {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2,1fr)
    }

    .owners {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 28px
    }

    .f-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr
    }
}

@media(max-width:720px) {
    .wrap {
        padding: 0 18px
    }

    .cats {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2,1fr)
    }

    .steps {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 22px
    }

        .steps::before {
            display: none
        }

    .cards, .posts, .why, .quotes, .plans {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .profile-row {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .profile-cta-row .btn {
        width: 100%
    }

    .search {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        padding: 10px;
        gap: 4px
    }

    .field {
        border-right: 0;
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
        padding: 10px 14px
    }

        .field:nth-of-type(2) {
            border-bottom: 0
        }

    .search .btn {
        padding: 16px;
        margin-top: 6px
    }

    .hv {
        height: 320px
    }

    .f1, .f3 {
        display: none
    }

    .cta-band {
        padding: 36px 22px;
        border-radius: 22px
    }

    .f-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 24px
    }

    .site-footer {
        padding-top: 40px;
        margin-top: 40px
    }
}

@media(max-width:460px) {
    .cats {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .stats-card {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr
    }

    .stat {
        padding: 18px 8px
    }

    .hero h1 {
        font-size: 36px
    }

    .btn {
        padding: 14px 18px
    }
}

@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
    * {
        animation: none !important;
        transition: none !important;
        scroll-behavior: auto !important
    }
}

/* ---------- indian flag ---------- */
.hero-top {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 14px;
    flex-wrap: wrap
}

.flagpole {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex: none;
    padding-top: 2px
}

    .flagpole .pole {
        position: relative;
        width: 4px;
        height: 64px;
        border-radius: 3px;
        background: linear-gradient(90deg,#f4f4f5,#9aa3b5);
        box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.4)
    }

        .flagpole .pole::before {
            content: "";
            position: absolute;
            left: -2px;
            top: -6px;
            width: 8px;
            height: 8px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            background: radial-gradient(circle at 35% 35%,#FFE08A,#E0A526)
        }

.flag {
    display: flex;
    width: 54px;
    height: 36px;
    margin-top: 1px;
    filter: drop-shadow(0 6px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.35))
}

    .flag i {
        position: relative;
        flex: 1;
        background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 54 36'%3E%3Crect width='54' height='12' fill='%23FF9933'/%3E%3Crect y='12' width='54' height='12' fill='%23fff'/%3E%3Crect y='24' width='54' height='12' fill='%23138808'/%3E%3Cg stroke='%23000080' stroke-width='.6' fill='none'%3E%3Ccircle cx='27' cy='18' r='4.8' stroke-width='.9'/%3E%3Cpath d='M27 13.2v9.6M22.2 18h9.6M23.6 14.6l6.8 6.8M30.4 14.6l-6.8 6.8M25 13.5l4 9M29 13.5l-4 9M22.5 16l9 4M31.5 16l-9 4'/%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E");
        background-size: 54px 36px;
        background-repeat: no-repeat;
        background-position: calc(var(--i) * -3px) 0;
        animation: flagwave 1.7s ease-in-out infinite;
        animation-delay: calc(var(--i) * -.095s)
    }

        .flag i::after {
            content: "";
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            background: linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(0,0,0,.22),rgba(255,255,255,.22));
            animation: flagshade 1.7s ease-in-out infinite;
            animation-delay: calc(var(--i) * -.095s)
        }

@keyframes flagwave {
    0%,100% {
        transform: translateY(-2.5px)
    }

    50% {
        transform: translateY(2.5px)
    }
}

@keyframes flagshade {
    0%,100% {
        opacity: 0
    }

    50% {
        opacity: 1
    }
}

.hero-top .eyebrow {
    margin-top: 2px
}

/* brand logo */
.brand-logo {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    text-decoration: none;
    flex-shrink: 0
}

    .brand-logo img {
        display: block;
        width: 190px;
        height: auto;
        max-height: 65px;
        object-fit: contain
    }

@media(max-width:576px) {
    .brand-logo img {
        width: 150px;
        max-height: 52px
    }
}

/* footer logo */
.site-footer .footer-brand-logo {
    display: inline-flex !important;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    background: #fff !important;
    padding: 10px 15px !important;
    border-radius: 10px;
    width: fit-content;
    margin-bottom: 15px
}

    .site-footer .footer-brand-logo img {
        display: block !important;
        width: 190px !important;
        height: 65px !important;
        max-width: 100%;
        object-fit: contain !important;
        opacity: 1 !important;
        visibility: visible !important
    }

@media(max-width:576px) {
    .site-footer .footer-brand-logo img {
        width: 150px !important;
        height: 55px !important
    }
}

/* =====================================================================
   FORCED SECTION SPACING — highest priority, must be last.
   ===================================================================== */
html body main section.section,
html body main section.section.alt,
html body main section.section.dark {
    padding-top: 56px !important;
    padding-bottom: 56px !important;
    margin-top: 0 !important;
    margin-bottom: 0 !important;
}

html body main section.stats {
    padding-bottom: 28px !important;
    margin-bottom: 0 !important;
}

html body main section.section .head {
    margin-bottom: 28px !important;
}

html body main section.section .head-row {
    margin-bottom: 24px !important;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
    html body main section.section,
    html body main section.section.alt,
    html body main section.section.dark {
        padding-top: 44px !important;
        padding-bottom: 44px !important;
    }

        html body main section.section .head {
            margin-bottom: 24px !important;
        }

        html body main section.section .head-row {
            margin-bottom: 20px !important;
        }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
    html body main section.section,
    html body main section.section.alt,
    html body main section.section.dark {
        padding-top: 32px !important;
        padding-bottom: 32px !important;
    }

        html body main section.section .head {
            margin-bottom: 20px !important;
        }

        html body main section.section .head-row {
            margin-bottom: 16px !important;
        }
}