/* ── GLOBAL VARIABLES ─────────────────────────────── */
:root {
    --navy: #0a1f5c;
    --navy-light: #162b7a;
    --gold: #c9a84c;
    --gold-light: #e8c96a;
    --cream: #faf8f3;
    --dark: #1a1a2e;
    --text-muted: #6b7280;
    --white: #ffffff;
    --border: rgba(201,168,76,0.25);
}
/* ── LUXURY ASPIRANTS SECTION ───────────────────────── */
.aspirants-section {
    background: #fdfbf7;
    padding: 80px 0;
    position: relative;
}

.section-title-premium {
    font-family: 'Manrope', sans-serif;
    font-size: 2.2rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    color: var(--navy);
    text-align: center;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
}

/* LUXURY OUTLINE FRAME */
.aspirants-frame {
    border: 3px solid var(--gold);
    border-radius: 30px;
    padding: 20px;
    background: white;
    box-shadow: 0 15px 40px rgba(10,31,92,0.15);
    position: relative;
    max-width: 1100px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.aspirants-wrapper {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 15px;
}

.aspirants-track {
    display: flex;
    gap: 25px;
    overflow-x: auto;
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
    scrollbar-width: none; 
    padding: 10px 5px;
}
.aspirants-track::-webkit-scrollbar {
    display: none;
}

/* COMPACT PROFILE CARD */
.aspirant-card {
    flex: 0 0 200px; /* Smaller width */
    text-align: center;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 15px;
    border-radius: 20px;
    background: transparent;
}

.aspirant-card:hover {
    background: rgba(201,168,76,0.05);
    transform: translateY(-10px);
}

/* SMALL CIRCULAR PICTURE WITH GOLD RING */
.profile-img-wrap {
    position: relative;
    width: 100px;
    height: 100px;
    margin: 0 auto 15px;
}
.profile-img-wrap img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: 4px solid #fff;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px var(--gold); /* The Golden Ring */
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}
.aspirant-card:hover .profile-img-wrap img {
    transform: scale(1.1) rotate(5deg);
}

/* HIGHLIGHTED NAME */
.aspirant-name {
    display: block;
    font-family: 'Manrope', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    color: var(--navy);
    margin-bottom: 5px;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}
.aspirant-card:hover .aspirant-name {
    color: var(--gold);
}

/* HIGHLIGHTED POSTING/POSITION */
.aspirant-position {
    display: block;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #fff;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--navy), var(--navy-light));
    padding: 4px 12px;
    border-radius: 50px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    box-shadow: 0 3px 8px rgba(10,31,92,0.2);
}

/* EXTRA INFO */
.aspirant-year {
    display: block;
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    color: var(--text-muted);
    margin-top: 8px;
    font-weight: 600;
}

/* NAVIGATION BUTTONS */
.nav-btn {
    width: 45px;
    height: 45px;
    background: var(--navy);
    color: var(--gold);
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    cursor: pointer;
    border: 2px solid var(--gold);
    transition: 0.3s;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}
.nav-btn:hover {
    background: var(--gold);
    color: var(--navy);
}

/* ── GALLERY GRID ─────────────────────────── */
.gallery-grid-section {
    background-color: var(--cream);
    padding: 60px 0;
}
.gallery-item {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    border-radius: 12px;
    cursor: pointer;
    height: 250px;
}
.gallery-item img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    transition: transform 0.5s ease;
}
.gallery-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(10,31,92,0.9), transparent);
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-end;
    padding: 20px;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}
.gallery-item:hover img {
    transform: scale(1.1);
}
.gallery-item:hover .gallery-overlay {
    opacity: 1;
}
.gallery-overlay p {
    color: #fff;
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    font-weight: 600;
}

/* When near footer */
.whatsapp-float.footer-stop {
    bottom: 120px; /* adjust based on your footer height */
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
body { font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; background-color: var(--cream); color: var(--dark); margin: 0; }

/* ── HEADER & NAV ─────────────────────────────────── */
.site-header { background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--navy) 0%, #b9203a 60%, #991133 100%); padding: 0; position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.site-header::before { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='60' height='60' viewBox='0 0 60 60' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cg fill='none' fill-rule='evenodd'%3E%3Cg fill='%23ffffff' fill-opacity='0.03'%3E%3Cpath d='M36 34v-4h-2v4h-4v2h4v4h2v-4h4v-2h-4zm0-30V0h-2v4h-4v2h4v4h2V6h4V4h-4zM6 34v-4H4v4H0v2h4v4h2v-4h4v-2H6zM6 4V0H4v4H0v2h4v4h2V6h4V4H6z'/%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E"); }
.header-top-bar { background: rgba(0,0,0,0.25); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08); padding: 8px 0; font-size: 0.82rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7); }
.header-top-bar a { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7); text-decoration: none; }
.header-main { padding: 28px 0 24px; position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.header-logo-wrap { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 22px; }
.header-logo-wrap img { height: 88px; filter: drop-shadow(0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.4)); }
.header-text h1 { font-family: 'Manrope', sans-serif; font-size: 1.55rem; font-weight: 700; color: #fff; margin: 0 0 4px; line-height: 1.2; }
.header-text p { color: var(--gold-light); margin: 0; font-size: 0.9rem; font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase; }

.main-nav { background: var(--navy); border-top: 3px solid var(--gold); position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 1000; box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.3); }
.main-nav .nav-link { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85) !important; font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.88rem; text-transform: uppercase; padding: 16px 18px !important; transition: all 0.2s ease; }
.main-nav .nav-link:hover, .main-nav .nav-link.active { color: var(--gold-light) !important; background: rgba(201,168,76,0.08); border-bottom: 3px solid var(--gold); }

/* ── MARQUEE ─────────────────────────────── */
.info-banner { background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--gold), #b8971f); padding: 18px 0; overflow: hidden; }
.marquee-content { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 40px; animation: marquee 30s linear infinite; white-space: nowrap; }
@keyframes marquee { from { transform: translateX(100vw); } to { transform: translateX(-100%); } }
.marquee-item { color: var(--navy); font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.88rem; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; }
.marquee-sep { color: rgba(10,31,92,0.4); font-size: 1.2rem; }

/* ── COMMON HERO ───────────────────────────── */
.page-hero { background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--navy) 0%, #0d2870 60%, #122fa8 100%); padding: 60px 0 52px; position: relative; text-align: center; color: #fff; }
.page-hero::before { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='60' height='60' viewBox='0 0 60 60' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cg fill='none' fill-rule='evenodd'%3E%3Cg fill='%23ffffff' fill-opacity='0.03'%3E%3Cpath d='M36 34v-4h-2v4h-4v2h4v4h2v-4h4v-2h-4zm0-30V0h-2v4h-4v2h4v4h2V6h4V4h-4zM6 34v-4H4v4H0v2h4v4h2v-4h4v-2H6zM6 4V0H4v4H0v2h4v4h2V6h4V4H6z'/%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E"); }
.breadcrumb-nav { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 8px; margin-bottom: 18px; font-size: 0.78rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55); text-transform: uppercase; }
.breadcrumb-nav a { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55); text-decoration: none; }
.breadcrumb-nav .active-crumb { color: var(--gold-light); }
.hero-gold-line { width: 72px; height: 4px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold), var(--gold-light)); margin: 0 auto 20px; border-radius: 2px; }

/* ── SECTION TITLES ──────────────────────── */
.section-title { font-family: 'Manrope', sans-serif; font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--navy); margin-bottom: 8px; }
.title-bar { width: 64px; height: 4px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold), var(--gold-light)); border-radius: 2px; }
.title-bar.mx-auto { margin: 0 auto 20px; }

/* ── STATS & HIGHLIGHTS ────────────────────── */
.stats-strip { background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--navy), var(--navy-light)); padding: 44px 0; color: #fff; }
.stat-item { text-align: center; }
.stat-num { font-family: 'Manrope', sans-serif; font-size: 2.4rem; font-weight: 900; color: var(--gold-light); display: block; }
.stat-label { font-size: 0.8rem; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.65); font-weight: 600; }
.stat-icon { font-size: 1.5rem; color: var(--gold); margin-bottom: 8px; display: block; }

/* ── CARDS (General) ────────────────────────── */
.custom-card { background: var(--white); border-radius: 14px; border: 1px solid rgba(10,31,92,0.07); transition: all 0.3s ease; height: 100%; }
.custom-card:hover { transform: translateY(-5px); box-shadow: 0 14px 36px rgba(10,31,92,0.13); }

/* ── CATALOGUE SPECIFIC ────────────────────── */
.pdf-card { border-left: 4px solid var(--gold); padding: 24px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.pdf-icon { width: 48px; height: 48px; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e53e3e, #c53030); color: #fff; border-radius: 10px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; font-size: 1.3rem; }
.pdf-dl-btn { background: var(--navy); color: var(--gold-light); padding: 8px 18px; border-radius: 8px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.8rem; text-transform: uppercase; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px; }

/* ── MEMBERSHIP SPECIFIC ────────────────────── */
.step-card { text-align: center; padding: 32px 24px; position: relative; }
.step-number { position: absolute; top: -18px; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%); width: 36px; height: 36px; background: var(--navy); color: var(--gold-light); border-radius: 50%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; font-weight: 800; border: 3px solid var(--cream); }
.step-icon { width: 68px; height: 68px; background: var(--gold); color: var(--navy); border-radius: 50%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; margin: 12px auto 20px; font-size: 1.6rem; }

/* ── FOOTER ──────────────────────────────── */
.site-footer { background: var(--dark); padding: 60px 0 0; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.75); }
.footer-brand h3 { color: #fff; font-family: 'Manrope', sans-serif; }
.footer-heading { color: var(--gold-light); font-size: 0.8rem; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 2px solid rgba(201,168,76,0.25); margin-bottom: 18px; padding-bottom: 10px; }
.footer-links { list-style: none; padding: 0; }
.footer-links a { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.65); text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.88rem; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.footer-bottom { background: rgba(0,0,0,0.3); padding: 16px 0; text-align: center; font-size: 0.8rem; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08); }

/* ── CTA ─────────────────────────────────── */
.cta-section { background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--navy), var(--navy-light)); padding: 70px 0; text-align: center; color: #fff; }
.cta-btn { background: var(--gold); color: var(--navy); padding: 14px 36px; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 800; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; }

/* ── RESPONSIVE ──────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .header-badges { display: none !important; }
    .section-title { font-size: 1.5rem; }
    .stat-num { font-size: 1.8rem; }
}