:root {
    --parchment: #ffffff;
    --parchment-deep: #f5f5f5;
    --cream: #faf6ee;
    --cream-deep: #f0e6d2;
    --cream-rule: #e8dfcc;
    --ink: #1a1612;
    --ink-soft: #3d3730;
    --ink-muted: #6b6257;
    --rule: #c9bda8;

    /* PanchTatva — the five element colors */
    --prithvi: #7a4a2b;   /* Earth — terracotta/ochre */
    --jal: #2a4d6b;       /* Water — deep indigo */
    --agni: #c2521e;      /* Fire — vermilion */
    --vayu: #6e8a6c;      /* Air — sage */
    --aakash: #3a2a4a;    /* Space — midnight plum */

    --accent: var(--agni);
    --gold: #a88548;

    --serif: 'Playfair Display', 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
    --sans: 'Inter', system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
    --body: var(--sans);
    --ui: var(--sans);
    --prose: var(--sans);
    --deva: 'Noto Serif Devanagari', serif;
    --tamil: 'Noto Serif Tamil', serif;
    --telugu: 'Noto Serif Telugu', serif;
    --script: var(--deva);
  }

  html[lang="ta"] { --script: var(--tamil); }
  html[lang="te"] { --script: var(--telugu); }

  * { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
  body {
    background: var(--parchment);
    color: var(--ink);
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.55;
    font-size: 16px;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    overflow-x: hidden;
  }
  p { font-family: var(--prose); }

  /* ====== GRAIN + ATMOSPHERE ====== */
  body::before {
    content: '';
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    opacity: 0;
    z-index: 1;
  }

  main, footer { position: relative; z-index: 2; }

  /* ====== NAV ====== */
  nav {
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    z-index: 100;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 20px;
    padding: 12px 56px;
    background: var(--cream);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cream-rule);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 rgba(26, 22, 18, 0);
    transition:
      padding .3s ease,
      background .3s ease,
      backdrop-filter .3s ease,
      box-shadow .3s ease,
      border-color .3s ease;
  }
  nav.scrolled {
    padding-top: 6px;
    padding-bottom: 6px;
    background: rgba(250, 246, 238, 0.88);
    backdrop-filter: saturate(1.4) blur(18px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: saturate(1.4) blur(18px);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px -20px rgba(26, 22, 18, 0.35);
    border-bottom-color: rgba(26, 22, 18, 0.06);
  }
  nav.scrolled .brand-mark img { width: 76px; }
  .brand-mark img { transition: width .3s ease; }
  nav > .brand { justify-self: start; }
  nav > .nav-links { justify-self: center; }
  nav > .nav-right { justify-self: end; }
  .brand {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
    text-decoration: none;
  }
  .brand-mark {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    line-height: 1;
  }
  .brand-mark img {
    width: 100px;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
  }
  .brand-text {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    line-height: 1.05;
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 26px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--ink);
    letter-spacing: 0.005em;
  }
  .brand-text small {
    display: block;
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-style: normal;
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    margin-top: 5px;
  }
  .nav-links {
    display: flex;
    gap: 40px;
    list-style: none;
    align-items: center;
  }
  .nav-links > li { position: relative; }
  .nav-links a {
    color: var(--ink);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-family: var(--ui);
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    position: relative;
    padding-bottom: 4px;
    transition: color .25s ease;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 7px;
  }
  .nav-links > li > a:hover,
  .nav-links > li > a:focus-visible { color: var(--agni); }
  .nav-links .nav-icon {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 16px; height: 16px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    opacity: 0.75;
    transition: color .25s ease, opacity .25s ease, transform .3s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1);
  }
  .nav-links > li > a:hover .nav-icon,
  .nav-links > li > a:focus-visible .nav-icon {
    color: var(--agni);
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(-1px);
  }
  .nav-links .nav-icon svg {
    width: 100%; height: 100%;
    stroke: currentColor;
    fill: none;
    stroke-width: 1.7;
    stroke-linecap: round;
    stroke-linejoin: round;
  }
  .nav-links > li > a {
    color: var(--ink);
  }
  .nav-links > li > a::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%; bottom: 0;
    width: 0; height: 2px;
    background: var(--agni);
    border-radius: 2px;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    transition: width .3s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1);
  }
  .nav-links > li > a:hover::after,
  .nav-links > li > a:focus-visible::after { width: 100%; }
  .nav-links > li.active > a::after {
    width: 100%;
    background: var(--gold);
  }
  .nav-links > li.active > a { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }
  .nav-links .caret {
    width: 8px; height: 8px;
    border-right: 1.4px solid currentColor;
    border-bottom: 1.4px solid currentColor;
    transform: rotate(45deg) translateY(-2px);
    opacity: 0.55;
    transition: transform .25s, opacity .25s;
  }
  .nav-links > li:hover .caret {
    transform: rotate(225deg) translateY(-2px);
    opacity: 1;
  }

  /* ===== Submenus ===== */
  .nav-links > li:hover::before,
  .nav-links > li:focus-within::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 100%;
    left: 0; right: 0;
    height: 18px;
  }
  .submenu {
    position: absolute;
    top: calc(100% + 14px);
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-8px) scale(0.98);
    transform-origin: top center;
    min-width: 220px;
    background: var(--cream);
    border: 1px solid var(--cream-rule);
    border-radius: 10px;
    padding: 8px;
    list-style: none;
    box-shadow: 0 12px 40px -16px rgba(122, 74, 43, 0.18);
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    pointer-events: none;
    transition:
      opacity .22s ease,
      transform .26s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1),
      visibility .22s;
    z-index: 200;
  }
  .submenu::before { display: none; }
  .nav-links > li:hover > .submenu,
  .nav-links > li:focus-within > .submenu {
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    pointer-events: auto;
    transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0) scale(1);
  }
  .submenu li { list-style: none; }
  .submenu a {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 10px 16px 10px 18px;
    font-family: var(--ui);
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--jal);
    border-radius: 6px;
    white-space: nowrap;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: background .22s ease, color .22s ease, padding-left .22s ease;
  }
  .submenu a::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 6px;
    top: 50%;
    width: 3px;
    height: 0;
    background: var(--agni);
    border-radius: 2px;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    transition: height .22s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1);
  }
  .submenu a::after { display: none; }
  .submenu a:hover,
  .submenu a:focus-visible {
    background: rgba(194, 82, 30, 0.08);
    color: var(--agni);
    padding-left: 22px;
  }
  .submenu a:hover::before,
  .submenu a:focus-visible::before {
    height: 60%;
  }

  /* ===== Search ===== */
  .nav-search {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    background: var(--cream-deep);
    border: 1px solid transparent;
    border-radius: 999px;
    padding: 0 14px;
    transition: border-color .25s, background .25s, box-shadow .25s;
    width: 220px;
    height: 40px;
    cursor: text;
    position: relative;
    box-sizing: border-box;
  }
  .nav-search:hover,
  .nav-search:focus-within {
    background: var(--parchment);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--gold);
  }
  .nav-search svg {
    flex-shrink: 0;
    width: 16px; height: 16px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
  }
  .nav-search input {
    border: none;
    outline: none;
    background: transparent;
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: 13px;
    color: var(--ink);
    width: 100%;
    min-width: 0;
  }
  .nav-search input::placeholder {
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  }

  .nav-right {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
  }

  /* ===== Language Switcher ===== */
  .lang-switch {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
  }
  .lang-switch-btn {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    height: 40px;
    padding: 0 14px;
    background: var(--cream-deep);
    border: 1px solid transparent;
    border-radius: 999px;
    color: var(--ink);
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background .25s, border-color .25s, color .25s;
  }
  .lang-switch-btn:hover,
  .lang-switch.open .lang-switch-btn {
    background: var(--parchment);
    border-color: var(--rule);
  }
  .lang-switch-btn .globe {
    width: 16px; height: 16px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    stroke: currentColor;
    fill: none;
    stroke-width: 1.7;
    stroke-linecap: round;
    stroke-linejoin: round;
    flex-shrink: 0;
  }
  .lang-switch-btn .lang-code { letter-spacing: 0.08em; }
  .lang-switch-btn .caret {
    width: 7px; height: 7px;
    border-right: 1.4px solid currentColor;
    border-bottom: 1.4px solid currentColor;
    transform: rotate(45deg) translate(-1px, -2px);
    opacity: 0.55;
    transition: transform .25s, opacity .25s;
  }
  .lang-switch.open .lang-switch-btn .caret {
    transform: rotate(225deg) translate(1px, 2px);
    opacity: 1;
  }
  .lang-menu {
    position: absolute;
    top: calc(100% + 10px);
    right: 0;
    min-width: 180px;
    background: var(--cream);
    border: 1px solid var(--cream-rule);
    border-top: 2px solid var(--gold);
    border-radius: 10px;
    box-shadow: 0 12px 40px -16px rgba(122, 74, 43, 0.18);
    padding: 8px;
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    transform: translateY(-6px);
    transition: opacity .22s, transform .22s, visibility .22s;
    z-index: 120;
  }
  .lang-switch.open .lang-menu {
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
  .lang-menu li { margin: 0; list-style: none; }
  .lang-menu button {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 14px;
    width: 100%;
    padding: 10px 12px;
    background: transparent;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 6px;
    color: var(--jal);
    font-family: var(--ui);
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    text-align: left;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background .2s, color .2s;
  }
  .lang-menu button:hover {
    background: var(--parchment-deep);
    color: var(--ink);
  }
  .lang-menu button.active {
    background: var(--jal);
    color: var(--cream);
  }
  .lang-menu .native {
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 600;
  }
  .lang-menu [data-lang="hi"] .native { font-family: var(--deva); }
  .lang-menu [data-lang="ta"] .native { font-family: var(--tamil); }
  .lang-menu [data-lang="te"] .native { font-family: var(--telugu); }

  /* Language-aware font on SVG text originally set to Devanagari */
  .script-text { font-family: var(--script), serif; }
  .nav-cta {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    padding: 11px 22px;
    background: var(--jal);
    color: var(--parchment);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    border-radius: 999px;
    transition: background .25s ease, transform .25s ease, box-shadow .25s ease;
  }
  .nav-cta:hover {
    background: var(--agni);
    transform: translateY(-1px);
    box-shadow: 0 6px 18px -8px rgba(194, 82, 30, 0.55);
  }

  /* ===== Hamburger toggle (mobile/tablet) ===== */
  .nav-toggle {
    display: none;
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    padding: 0;
    background: var(--cream-deep);
    border: 1px solid transparent;
    border-radius: 999px;
    color: var(--ink);
    cursor: pointer;
    position: relative;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    transition: background .25s, border-color .25s;
  }
  .nav-toggle:hover,
  .nav-toggle:focus-visible {
    background: var(--parchment);
    border-color: var(--rule);
    outline: none;
  }
  .nav-toggle-bar {
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    width: 18px;
    height: 1.7px;
    margin-left: -9px;
    background: currentColor;
    border-radius: 2px;
    transition: transform .3s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1), top .3s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1), opacity .2s ease;
  }
  .nav-toggle-bar:nth-child(1) { top: 13px; }
  .nav-toggle-bar:nth-child(2) { top: 19px; }
  .nav-toggle-bar:nth-child(3) { top: 25px; }
  nav.open .nav-toggle-bar:nth-child(1) { top: 19px; transform: rotate(45deg); }
  nav.open .nav-toggle-bar:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; transform: scaleX(0.3); }
  nav.open .nav-toggle-bar:nth-child(3) { top: 19px; transform: rotate(-45deg); }

  /* Backdrop for drawer */
  .nav-backdrop {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    background: rgba(26, 22, 18, 0.42);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(2px);
    backdrop-filter: blur(2px);
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    pointer-events: none;
    transition: opacity .3s ease, visibility .3s ease;
    z-index: 90;
  }
  body.nav-open .nav-backdrop {
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    pointer-events: auto;
  }

  /* ====== HERO ====== */
  .hero { position: relative; }

  /* Hero banner with photograph */
  .hero-banner {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    height: 560px;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: #3a2010;
  }
  /* Photo broken into a 5x2 mosaic of 10 tiles — "from the ground up" reveal */
  .banner-mosaic {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
    grid-template-rows: repeat(2, 1fr);
    z-index: 1;
    transform-origin: 55% 45%;
    will-change: transform;
    animation: kenBurns 28s ease-in-out 3.6s infinite alternate;
  }
  .banner-block {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    filter: brightness(1.12) saturate(1.05);
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(14px);
    clip-path: inset(100% 0 0 0);
    will-change: opacity, transform, filter, clip-path;
    animation: blockReveal 1.1s cubic-bezier(0.19, 1, 0.22, 1) both;
    /* Bottom row (r=1) rises first — earth upward — then top row (r=0) follows.
       Across each row, the 5 columns reveal left-to-right like the 5 Panchtatva elements. */
    animation-delay: calc(var(--c) * 0.08s + (1 - var(--r)) * 0.18s + 0.1s);
  }
  /* Each tile shows its slice of a single cover-sized photo — aspect ratio preserved */
  .banner-block-img {
    position: absolute;
    width: 500%;   /* 5 × tile width  = full banner width  */
    height: 200%;  /* 2 × tile height = full banner height */
    left: calc(var(--c) * -100%);
    top:  calc(var(--r) * -100%);
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: 55% 45%;
    display: block;
    pointer-events: none;
    user-select: none;
  }
  .hero-banner::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.05) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.18) 100%);
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 2;
  }
  /* Soft vignette that drifts — adds atmosphere behind the logo */
  .hero-banner::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: -10%;
    background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 50%, rgba(255, 220, 160, 0.18) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 55%);
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 2;
    mix-blend-mode: screen;
    animation: vignetteDrift 14s ease-in-out 3.6s infinite alternate;
  }

  @keyframes blockReveal {
    0% {
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(14px);
      clip-path: inset(100% 0 0 0);
      filter: blur(10px) brightness(1.3) saturate(1.12);
    }
    55% {
      opacity: 1;
      filter: blur(1.5px) brightness(1.2) saturate(1.08);
    }
    100% {
      opacity: 1;
      transform: translateY(0);
      clip-path: inset(0);
      filter: blur(0) brightness(1.12) saturate(1.05);
    }
  }
  @keyframes kenBurns {
    0%   { transform: scale(1.02) translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
    100% { transform: scale(1.10) translate3d(-1.2%, -0.8%, 0); }
  }
  @keyframes vignetteDrift {
    0%   { transform: translate3d(-1%, 0.5%, 0); opacity: 0.9; }
    100% { transform: translate3d(1.5%, -0.5%, 0); opacity: 1; }
  }

  /* Logo centered on the banner */
  .hero-centerpiece {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    z-index: 3;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
  }

  /* Panchtatva mandala — lives in the editorial hero, beside the Est. 2013 copy */
  .hero-mandala {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 520px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    aspect-ratio: 1;
    filter:
      drop-shadow(0 14px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18))
      drop-shadow(0 0 2px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45));
    animation: mandalaReveal 1.8s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1) .4s both;
  }
  /* Warm parchment halo behind the mandala */
  .hero-mandala::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: -16%;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: radial-gradient(
      circle at center,
      rgba(248, 241, 226, 0.7) 0%,
      rgba(248, 241, 226, 0.45) 38%,
      rgba(248, 241, 226, 0.18) 60%,
      rgba(248, 241, 226, 0) 78%
    );
    z-index: -1;
    pointer-events: none;
    filter: blur(4px);
  }
  .hero-mandala svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; overflow: visible; display: block; }
  /* Bright, solid petals */
  .hero-mandala .petal {
    opacity: 1;
    stroke: rgba(26, 22, 18, 0.18);
    stroke-width: 0.6;
    transform-box: fill-box;
    transform-origin: 50% 100%;
    animation: petalBloom 1.2s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1) both;
  }
  .hero-mandala .panch-item:nth-child(1) .petal { animation-delay: .9s; }
  .hero-mandala .panch-item:nth-child(2) .petal { animation-delay: 1.05s; }
  .hero-mandala .panch-item:nth-child(3) .petal { animation-delay: 1.2s; }
  .hero-mandala .panch-item:nth-child(4) .petal { animation-delay: 1.35s; }
  .hero-mandala .panch-item:nth-child(5) .petal { animation-delay: 1.5s; }
  /* Dark ink labels read clearly against the parchment halo */
  .hero-mandala .panch-label text {
    fill: #1a1612 !important;
    paint-order: stroke fill;
    stroke: rgba(248, 241, 226, 0.9);
    stroke-width: 1.4px;
    stroke-linejoin: round;
    font-weight: 600;
  }
  .hero-mandala .panch-label .name-hi { font-size: 22px; }
  .hero-mandala .panch-label .name-en {
    font-size: 13.5px;
    y: 44;
    fill: #4a3f2f !important;
    opacity: 0.95;
  }
  /* Subtle glassy center disc */
  .hero-mandala-center {
    fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.94);
    stroke: rgba(168, 133, 72, 0.65);
    stroke-width: 0.8;
  }
  /* Wheel of petals + ghost rings + labels spins together as one piece */
  .hero-mandala .mandala-wheel {
    transform-origin: 250px 250px;
    animation: mandalaSpin 70s linear infinite;
  }
  /* Counter-rotate each label so the element names stay upright as the wheel spins */
  .hero-mandala .panch-label-inner {
    transform-box: fill-box;
    transform-origin: center;
    animation: mandalaSpinCounter 70s linear infinite;
  }

  @keyframes mandalaReveal {
    0%   { opacity: 0; transform: scale(0.88); }
    60%  { opacity: 1; }
    100% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
  }
  @keyframes petalBloom {
    0%   { opacity: 0; transform: scaleY(0.2); }
    100% { opacity: 1; transform: scaleY(1); }
  }
  @keyframes mandalaSpin {
    from { transform: rotate(0deg); }
    to   { transform: rotate(360deg); }
  }
  @keyframes mandalaSpinCounter {
    from { transform: rotate(0deg); }
    to   { transform: rotate(-360deg); }
  }
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .hero-mandala,
    .hero-mandala .petal,
    .hero-mandala .mandala-wheel,
    .hero-mandala .panch-label-inner { animation: none !important; transform: none; }
  }

  /* Central logo — alone on the hero banner */
  .hero-logo {
    position: relative;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    width: clamp(420px, 50vw, 640px);
    filter: drop-shadow(0 10px 22px rgba(0,0,0,0.5));
    animation:
      logoReveal 1.6s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1) 1.7s both,
      logoBreath 7s ease-in-out 3.3s infinite;
  }
  /* Golden halo that pulses gently behind the mark */
  .hero-logo::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: -22%;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(168, 133, 72, 0.35) 0%, rgba(168, 133, 72, 0.12) 35%, rgba(168, 133, 72, 0) 65%);
    z-index: -1;
    pointer-events: none;
    animation: haloPulse 5.5s ease-in-out infinite;
  }
  .hero-logo img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
  }

  @keyframes logoReveal {
    0%   { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(8px) scale(0.86); filter: drop-shadow(0 0 0 rgba(0,0,0,0)) blur(6px); }
    60%  { opacity: 1; filter: drop-shadow(0 14px 34px rgba(0,0,0,0.5)) blur(0); }
    100% { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0) scale(1); filter: drop-shadow(0 12px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.45)) blur(0); }
  }
  @keyframes logoBreath {
    0%, 100% { transform: scale(1); }
    50%      { transform: scale(1.018) translateY(-1.2px); }
  }
  @keyframes haloPulse {
    0%, 100% { opacity: 0.55; transform: scale(0.96); }
    50%      { opacity: 1;    transform: scale(1.06); }
  }

  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .banner-mosaic,
    .banner-block,
    .hero-banner::before,
    .hero-logo,
    .hero-logo::before {
      animation: none !important;
    }
    .banner-block {
      opacity: 1;
      transform: none;
      filter: brightness(1.12) saturate(1.05);
    }
    .hero-logo { transform: none; }
  }

  /* Lower editorial hero content */
  .hero-content {
    padding: 90px 56px 80px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  /* Utkrisht Bharat backdrop — Ashoka Chakra + Devanagari title + tricolor rule */
  .hero-bharat-mark {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    width: min(504px, 49%);
    aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
    pointer-events: none;
    color: #13257a; /* chakra navy */
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
  }
  .hero-bharat-mark .chakra-wheel {
    display: none;
  }
  .hero-bharat-mark .bharat-script {
    position: absolute;
    top: 58%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    font-family: var(--script);
    font-size: clamp(28px, 3.6vw, 56px);
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    color: var(--ink);
    opacity: 0.10;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .hero-bharat-mark .bharat-stripes {
    display: none;
  }
  .hero-bharat-mark .bharat-stripes i {
    display: block;
    width: 36px;
    height: 3px;
    border-radius: 2px;
  }
  .hero-bharat-mark .bharat-stripes i:nth-child(1) { background: #ff9933; } /* saffron */
  .hero-bharat-mark .bharat-stripes i:nth-child(2) { background: #ffffff; box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(26,22,18,0.08); }
  .hero-bharat-mark .bharat-stripes i:nth-child(3) { background: #138808; } /* green */
  @keyframes chakraSlowSpin {
    from { transform: rotate(0deg); }
    to   { transform: rotate(360deg); }
  }
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .hero-bharat-mark .chakra-wheel { animation: none; }
  }

  /* ============================================================
     Utkrisht Bharat conceptual scene
     Distills the logo's symbolism into a ghosted backdrop:
       - tricolor crescent arcs (saffron sweep + green sweep)
       - map of Bharat in tricolor (left)
       - three rising figures reaching for a star (right)
       - tree growing from an open book, center-bottom — literal
         "from the ground up" — the phrase in the hero title
       - five-pillar frieze: Education · Innovation · Integrity ·
         Empathy · Progress — the virtues that build the nation
     Sits BEHIND the chakra mark and editorial content.
     ============================================================ */
  .utkrisht-scene {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    overflow: hidden;
    z-index: 0;
  }
  .utkrisht-scene > * { position: absolute; }

  /* Tricolor embrace — saffron sweep top-left, green sweep bottom-right */
  .uscene-arcs {
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
  }

  /* Rising figures with star — aspiration, right edge */
  .uscene-rise {
    top: 7%;
    right: 3.5%;
    width: clamp(105px, 10.5vw, 160px);
    aspect-ratio: 180 / 240;
    opacity: 0.16;
    animation: uFloat 11s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
    animation-delay: -3s;
  }

  /* Tree growing from an open book — knowledge as ground */
  .uscene-tree {
    top: 40px;
    left: 32px;
    width: clamp(170px, 16vw, 240px);
    aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
    opacity: 0.13;
  }
  .uscene-tree .leaf { transform-box: fill-box; transform-origin: center; }
  .uscene-tree .leaf.sway1 { animation: uLeafSway 7s ease-in-out infinite alternate; }
  .uscene-tree .leaf.sway2 { animation: uLeafSway 9s ease-in-out infinite alternate; animation-delay: -2s; }

  /* Five-pillar frieze — Education · Innovation · Integrity · Empathy · Progress */
  .uscene-pillars {
    bottom: 26px;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: clamp(18px, 2.6vw, 40px);
    width: min(860px, 94%);
    opacity: 0.55;
  }
  .uscene-pillars .ub-pillar {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
  }
  .uscene-pillars .ub-pillar-icon {
    width: 24px;
    height: 24px;
    display: inline-flex;
  }
  .uscene-pillars .ub-pillar-icon svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; }
  .uscene-pillars .ub-pillar-label {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: 9.5px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
  }
  .uscene-pillars .ub-sep {
    width: 1px;
    height: 34px;
    background: var(--rule);
    opacity: 0.7;
  }

  @keyframes uFloat {
    from { transform: translateY(0); }
    to   { transform: translateY(-10px); }
  }
  @keyframes uLeafSway {
    from { transform: rotate(-4deg); }
    to   { transform: rotate(4deg); }
  }
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .uscene-rise,
    .uscene-tree .leaf { animation: none; }
  }

  /* Editorial content sits above the handprint cards */
  .hero-inner {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr;
    gap: 80px;
    align-items: center;
    max-width: 1600px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .hero-meta {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    margin-bottom: 32px;
  }
  .hero-meta .line {
    width: 48px; height: 1px; background: var(--ink-muted);
  }
  h1.hero-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(32px, 3.6vw, 56px);
    font-weight: 300;
    line-height: 1.02;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: 28px;
  }
  h1.hero-title em {
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-variation-settings: 'SOFT' 100;
    color: var(--agni);
  }
  h1.hero-title .line-2 { display: block; }
  h1.hero-title .underline-word {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block;
  }
  h1.hero-title .underline-word::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 8px;
    height: 10px;
    background: var(--agni);
    opacity: 0.22;
    z-index: -1;
  }
  .hero-lede {
    font-family: var(--prose);
    font-size: 19px;
    font-weight: 300;
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    max-width: 540px;
    margin-bottom: 44px;
  }
  .hero-cta-row {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 24px;
  }
  .btn-primary {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    padding: 16px 28px;
    background: var(--ink);
    color: var(--parchment);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.03em;
    border-radius: 999px;
    transition: all .3s;
  }
  .btn-primary:hover { background: var(--agni); transform: translateY(-1px); }
  .btn-primary svg { transition: transform .3s; }
  .btn-primary:hover svg { transform: translateX(3px); }
  .btn-ghost {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    color: var(--ink);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 500;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
    padding-bottom: 3px;
  }

  /* Hero visual panel — featured film embed */
  .hero-visual {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 14px;
  }
  .hero-video-label {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
  }
  .hero-video-label .dot {
    width: 7px; height: 7px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--agni);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(194, 82, 30, 0.14);
  }
  .hero-video-frame {
    position: relative;
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
    border-radius: 4px;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: #0e0c0a;
    box-shadow:
      0 32px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18),
      0 10px 22px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08),
      0 0 0 1px rgba(26, 22, 18, 0.06);
  }
  .hero-video-frame iframe {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    border: 0;
    display: block;
  }
  .hero-video-caption {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.45;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    max-width: 420px;
  }

  /* Panchtatva interactive petals + labels */
  .panch-item { cursor: pointer; }
  .panch-item .petal {
    opacity: 0.85;
    transform-box: fill-box;
    transform-origin: center;
    transition: opacity 0.35s ease,
                transform 0.55s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.3, 0.64, 1);
  }
  .panch-item .panch-icon {
    transform-box: fill-box;
    transform-origin: center;
    transition: transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.3, 0.64, 1);
  }
  .panch-item .name-hi,
  .panch-item .name-en {
    transition: fill 0.3s ease, font-weight 0.3s ease;
  }
  .panch-item:hover .petal,
  .panch-item:focus-visible .petal {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: scale(1.06);
  }
  .panch-item:hover .panch-icon,
  .panch-item:focus-visible .panch-icon {
    transform: scale(1.2);
  }
  .panch-item:hover .name-hi,
  .panch-item:focus-visible .name-hi {
    fill: var(--petal-color);
  }
  .panch-item:hover .name-en,
  .panch-item:focus-visible .name-en {
    fill: #1a1612;
  }

  /* Soft fade-in for each label on load, staggered around the wheel */
  .panch-label {
    opacity: 0;
    animation: panchLabelIn 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) both;
  }
  .panch-item:nth-of-type(1) .panch-label { animation-delay: 0.35s; }
  .panch-item:nth-of-type(2) .panch-label { animation-delay: 0.50s; }
  .panch-item:nth-of-type(3) .panch-label { animation-delay: 0.65s; }
  .panch-item:nth-of-type(4) .panch-label { animation-delay: 0.80s; }
  .panch-item:nth-of-type(5) .panch-label { animation-delay: 0.95s; }
  @keyframes panchLabelIn {
    0%   { opacity: 0; }
    100% { opacity: 1; }
  }

  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .panch-item .petal,
    .panch-item .panch-icon,
    .panch-item .name-hi,
    .panch-item .name-en { transition: none; }
    .panch-label { animation: none; opacity: 1; }
  }

  /* ====== SECTION HEADERS ====== */
  .section-header {
    display: flex;
    align-items: baseline;
    gap: 24px;
    margin-bottom: 60px;
  }
  .section-num {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--agni);
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  }
  .section-eyebrow {
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.25em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
  }
  .section-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: clamp(36px, 4.2vw, 64px);
    line-height: 1.02;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    color: var(--ink);
    max-width: 900px;
  }
  .section-title em { font-style: italic; color: var(--agni); font-weight: 400; }

  /* ====== PANCHTATVA SECTION (split-screen scrollytelling) ====== */
  .panch {
    padding: 48px 0 0;
    position: relative;
    --panch-active-tint: var(--agni);
    background:
      radial-gradient(70% 40% at 85% 20%,
        color-mix(in srgb, var(--panch-active-tint) 6%, transparent) 0%,
        transparent 60%),
      radial-gradient(60% 35% at 15% 80%,
        color-mix(in srgb, var(--panch-active-tint) 4%, transparent) 0%,
        transparent 60%),
      linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #fbf7ee 50%, #ffffff 100%);
    transition: --panch-active-tint .6s ease;
  }
  .panch[data-active="agni"]    { --panch-active-tint: var(--agni); }
  .panch[data-active="jal"]     { --panch-active-tint: var(--jal); }
  .panch[data-active="prithvi"] { --panch-active-tint: var(--prithvi); }
  .panch[data-active="vayu"]    { --panch-active-tint: var(--vayu); }
  .panch[data-active="aakash"]  { --panch-active-tint: var(--aakash); }
  .panch-header {
    text-align: left;
    margin: 0 0 10px;
    max-width: 720px;
    padding: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
  }
  .panch-header .eyebrow {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: 10.5px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.28em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }
  .panch-header .eyebrow .line { width: 36px; height: 1px; background: var(--ink-muted); opacity: 0.6; }
  .panch-header h2 {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(30px, 3.2vw, 46px);
    line-height: 1.08;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin: 0 0 14px;
  }
  .panch-header h2 .deva {
    font-family: var(--script);
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 500;
    display: block;
    font-size: 0.42em;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    margin-top: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  }
  .panch-header p {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-style: normal;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    line-height: 1.6;
    max-width: 520px;
    margin: 0;
  }

  /* Split-screen scroll container: sticky mandala (left) ↔ scrolling panels (right) */
  .panch-split .panch-scroll {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    max-width: 1712px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 56px 96px;
    gap: 64px;
    align-items: start;
  }
  .panch-left {
    align-self: start;
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    height: 100vh;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 24px 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
  }
  .panch-stage {
    flex: 1;
    min-height: 0;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 8px 0 0;
  }
  .panch-stage .mandala-wrap {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 820px;
    aspect-ratio: 1;
    max-height: 90vh;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .panch-stage .mandala-wrap > svg {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    display: block;
  }

  .panch-panels {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 96px;
    padding: 24px 0 112px;
  }
  .panch-panel {
    --visual-h: 240px;
    --content-x: 52px;
    position: relative;
    min-height: calc(100vh - 56px);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    width: 100%;
    padding: 0 0 56px;
    border-radius: 28px;
    background:
      radial-gradient(120% 90% at 100% 0%,
        color-mix(in srgb, var(--pillar-color, #c2521e) 12%, transparent) 0%,
        transparent 55%),
      radial-gradient(80% 50% at 0% 100%,
        color-mix(in srgb, var(--pillar-color, #c2521e) 7%, transparent) 0%,
        transparent 60%),
      linear-gradient(180deg, #fffdf7 0%, #f5eedc 100%);
    border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--pillar-color, #c2521e) 18%, rgba(26,22,18,0.06));
    box-shadow:
      inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.95),
      0 1px 2px rgba(26,22,18,0.04),
      0 30px 72px -32px color-mix(in srgb, var(--pillar-color, #c2521e) 22%, transparent);
    overflow: hidden;
    opacity: 0.62;
    transition:
      opacity .5s ease,
      box-shadow .5s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1),
      border-color .5s ease;
  }
  /* Indent content below the visual via margins (so pill-shaped buttons keep their own padding) */
  .panch-panel > :not(.panch-visual) {
    margin-left: var(--content-x);
    margin-right: var(--content-x);
  }
  .panch-panel > .panch-eyebrow { margin-top: 32px; }

  /* Pillar-colored accent rail, left edge, starts below visual */
  .panch-panel::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 18px;
    top: calc(var(--visual-h) + 56px);
    bottom: 56px;
    width: 2px;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg,
      transparent,
      color-mix(in srgb, var(--pillar-color, #c2521e) 85%, transparent) 15%,
      color-mix(in srgb, var(--pillar-color, #c2521e) 85%, transparent) 85%,
      transparent);
    border-radius: 2px;
    opacity: 0.55;
    transition: opacity .5s ease;
    z-index: 2;
  }

  /* Oversized ghost numeral in content area */
  .panch-panel::after {
    position: absolute;
    top: calc(var(--visual-h) + 8px);
    right: 28px;
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-weight: 200;
    font-size: 128px;
    line-height: 1;
    letter-spacing: -0.06em;
    color: var(--pillar-color, #c2521e);
    opacity: 0.09;
    pointer-events: none;
    transition: opacity .5s ease;
    z-index: 0;
  }
  .panch-panel[data-pillar="agni"]::after    { content: '01'; }
  .panch-panel[data-pillar="jal"]::after     { content: '02'; }
  .panch-panel[data-pillar="prithvi"]::after { content: '03'; }
  .panch-panel[data-pillar="aakash"]::after  { content: '04'; }
  .panch-panel[data-pillar="vayu"]::after    { content: '05'; }

  /* Keep inner content above decorative layers */
  .panch-panel > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

  /* ─── Visual hero banner at top of each card ─── */
  .panch-visual {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    height: var(--visual-h);
    overflow: hidden;
    border-radius: 28px 28px 0 0;
    isolation: isolate;
    z-index: 2;
  }
  .panch-art {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    display: block;
    transition: transform .9s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1), filter .6s ease;
    filter: saturate(0.88) brightness(0.96);
  }
  .panch-visual-shade {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background:
      linear-gradient(180deg,
        transparent 0%,
        transparent 55%,
        rgba(10,8,6,0.22) 80%,
        rgba(10,8,6,0.45) 100%),
      radial-gradient(90% 60% at 50% 0%,
        rgba(255,255,255,0.08) 0%,
        transparent 60%);
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  /* Grain/texture overlay for depth */
  .panch-visual::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-image:
      radial-gradient(1px 1px at 20% 30%, rgba(255,255,255,0.09) 50%, transparent 51%),
      radial-gradient(1px 1px at 70% 80%, rgba(255,255,255,0.07) 50%, transparent 51%),
      radial-gradient(1px 1px at 40% 60%, rgba(0,0,0,0.05) 50%, transparent 51%),
      radial-gradient(1px 1px at 85% 40%, rgba(0,0,0,0.04) 50%, transparent 51%);
    background-size: 3px 3px, 5px 5px, 4px 4px, 6px 6px;
    mix-blend-mode: overlay;
    pointer-events: none;
    opacity: 0.6;
  }

  /* Location meta chip, bottom-left of visual */
  .panch-visual-meta {
    position: absolute;
    left: 20px;
    bottom: 18px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 7px;
    padding: 7px 12px;
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: 10.5px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #fff;
    background: rgba(12,10,8,0.38);
    backdrop-filter: blur(10px) saturate(1.2);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px) saturate(1.2);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.18);
    border-radius: 100px;
  }
  .panch-visual-meta svg { opacity: 0.85; }

  /* Play button overlay (video hint) */
  .panch-play {
    position: absolute;
    right: 20px;
    bottom: 18px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 9px;
    padding: 7px 14px 7px 8px;
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: 10.5px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #1a1612;
    background: rgba(255,253,247,0.94);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.7);
    border-radius: 100px;
    text-decoration: none;
    box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(10,8,6,0.25);
    transition: transform .3s ease, box-shadow .3s ease, background .3s ease;
  }
  .panch-play:hover {
    transform: translateY(-1px);
    background: #ffffff;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(10,8,6,0.32);
  }
  .panch-play-btn {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 22px;
    height: 22px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--pillar-color, #c2521e);
    color: #fff;
  }
  .panch-play-btn svg { margin-left: 2px; }

  /* Active card: saturate & gently scale the art, lift + glow */
  .panch[data-active="agni"]    .panch-panel[data-pillar="agni"]    .panch-art,
  .panch[data-active="jal"]     .panch-panel[data-pillar="jal"]     .panch-art,
  .panch[data-active="prithvi"] .panch-panel[data-pillar="prithvi"] .panch-art,
  .panch[data-active="vayu"]    .panch-panel[data-pillar="vayu"]    .panch-art,
  .panch[data-active="aakash"]  .panch-panel[data-pillar="aakash"]  .panch-art {
    filter: saturate(1.08) brightness(1.02);
    transform: scale(1.03);
  }

  /* Gentle ambient motion for the art on the active card */
  @keyframes panchPulse {
    0%, 100% { opacity: 0.85; transform: translateY(0); }
    50%      { opacity: 1;    transform: translateY(-1.5px); }
  }
  @keyframes panchDrift {
    0%   { transform: translateX(0); }
    100% { transform: translateX(-30px); }
  }
  @keyframes panchTwinkle {
    0%, 100% { opacity: 0.7; }
    50%      { opacity: 1; }
  }
  @keyframes panchFlicker {
    0%, 100% { transform: scaleY(1) translateY(0); }
    50%      { transform: scaleY(1.08) translateY(-0.5px); }
  }
  .panch[data-active="agni"] .panch-panel[data-pillar="agni"] .panch-pulse {
    animation: panchPulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
  }
  .panch[data-active="jal"] .panch-panel[data-pillar="jal"] .panch-waves {
    animation: panchDrift 9s linear infinite alternate;
  }
  .panch[data-active="aakash"] .panch-panel[data-pillar="aakash"] .panch-stars circle {
    animation: panchTwinkle 3.2s ease-in-out infinite;
  }
  .panch[data-active="aakash"] .panch-panel[data-pillar="aakash"] .panch-stars circle:nth-child(even) {
    animation-delay: 1.1s;
  }
  .panch[data-active="aakash"] .panch-panel[data-pillar="aakash"] .panch-diyas g {
    transform-origin: center bottom;
    animation: panchFlicker 1.6s ease-in-out infinite;
  }
  .panch[data-active="aakash"] .panch-panel[data-pillar="aakash"] .panch-diyas g:nth-child(2) {
    animation-delay: .4s;
  }
  .panch[data-active="aakash"] .panch-panel[data-pillar="aakash"] .panch-diyas g:nth-child(3) {
    animation-delay: .8s;
  }
  .panch[data-active="vayu"] .panch-panel[data-pillar="vayu"] .panch-birds {
    animation: panchDrift 14s linear infinite alternate;
  }
  .panch[data-active="vayu"] .panch-panel[data-pillar="vayu"] .panch-pages g {
    transform-origin: center;
    animation: panchPulse 3.6s ease-in-out infinite;
  }
  .panch[data-active="vayu"] .panch-panel[data-pillar="vayu"] .panch-pages g:nth-child(2) {
    animation-delay: .9s;
  }
  .panch[data-active="prithvi"] .panch-panel[data-pillar="prithvi"] .panch-leaf {
    transform-origin: center;
    animation: panchPulse 4s ease-in-out infinite;
  }

  /* ─── Pillar icon inline with title ─── */
  .panch-title {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
  }
  .panch-title-icon {
    flex-shrink: 0;
    width: 0.88em;
    height: 0.88em;
    color: var(--pillar-color, #c2521e);
    padding: 0.18em;
    border-radius: 14px;
    background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--pillar-color, #c2521e) 10%, transparent);
    border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--pillar-color, #c2521e) 28%, transparent);
    box-sizing: content-box;
    transition:
      color .4s ease,
      background .4s ease,
      border-color .4s ease,
      transform .4s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1);
  }
  .panch-title > span {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ink) 0%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--ink) 82%, var(--pillar-color, #c2521e)) 100%);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    background-clip: text;
    color: transparent;
  }

  /* Active card: fill the title icon with its pillar color */
  .panch[data-active="agni"]    .panch-panel[data-pillar="agni"]    .panch-title-icon,
  .panch[data-active="jal"]     .panch-panel[data-pillar="jal"]     .panch-title-icon,
  .panch[data-active="prithvi"] .panch-panel[data-pillar="prithvi"] .panch-title-icon,
  .panch[data-active="vayu"]    .panch-panel[data-pillar="vayu"]    .panch-title-icon,
  .panch[data-active="aakash"]  .panch-panel[data-pillar="aakash"]  .panch-title-icon {
    background: var(--pillar-color);
    border-color: var(--pillar-color);
    color: #fffdf7;
    transform: rotate(-3deg) scale(1.04);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 22px -10px color-mix(in srgb, var(--pillar-color) 55%, transparent);
  }

  .panch[data-active="agni"]    .panch-panel[data-pillar="agni"],
  .panch[data-active="jal"]     .panch-panel[data-pillar="jal"],
  .panch[data-active="prithvi"] .panch-panel[data-pillar="prithvi"],
  .panch[data-active="vayu"]    .panch-panel[data-pillar="vayu"],
  .panch[data-active="aakash"]  .panch-panel[data-pillar="aakash"] {
    opacity: 1;
    border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--pillar-color, #c2521e) 28%, rgba(26,22,18,0.06));
    box-shadow:
      inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.95),
      0 2px 4px rgba(26,22,18,0.04),
      0 48px 120px -40px color-mix(in srgb, var(--pillar-color, #c2521e) 38%, transparent);
  }
  .panch[data-active="agni"]    .panch-panel[data-pillar="agni"]::before,
  .panch[data-active="jal"]     .panch-panel[data-pillar="jal"]::before,
  .panch[data-active="prithvi"] .panch-panel[data-pillar="prithvi"]::before,
  .panch[data-active="vayu"]    .panch-panel[data-pillar="vayu"]::before,
  .panch[data-active="aakash"]  .panch-panel[data-pillar="aakash"]::before { opacity: 1; }
  .panch[data-active="agni"]    .panch-panel[data-pillar="agni"]::after,
  .panch[data-active="jal"]     .panch-panel[data-pillar="jal"]::after,
  .panch[data-active="prithvi"] .panch-panel[data-pillar="prithvi"]::after,
  .panch[data-active="vayu"]    .panch-panel[data-pillar="vayu"]::after,
  .panch[data-active="aakash"]  .panch-panel[data-pillar="aakash"]::after { opacity: 0.14; }

  .panch-eyebrow {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: 11.5px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }
  .panch-num {
    color: var(--pillar-color, var(--agni));
    font-weight: 700;
    transition: color .35s ease;
  }
  .panch-dot {
    width: 5px; height: 5px; border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--pillar-color, var(--ink-muted));
    opacity: 0.85;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px color-mix(in srgb, var(--pillar-color, #c2521e) 18%, transparent);
  }
  .panch-element { color: var(--ink-soft); font-style: italic; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0.04em; font-weight: 500; }
  .panch-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: clamp(30px, 3.4vw, 46px);
    line-height: 1.1;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }
  .panch-stat {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.4;
    color: var(--pillar-color, var(--ink-soft));
    margin-bottom: 22px;
    transition: color .35s ease;
  }
  .panch-desc {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: 15.5px;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin-bottom: 26px;
  }
  .panch-subs {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0 0 32px;
    padding: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 8px;
  }
  .panch-subs li {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: 11.5px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    padding: 8px 14px;
    background: rgba(255,253,247,0.55);
    border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--pillar-color, #c2521e) 18%, rgba(26,22,18,0.08));
    border-radius: 100px;
    backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
    transition: background .3s ease, border-color .3s ease, color .3s ease, transform .2s ease;
  }
  .panch-subs li::after { content: none; display: none; }
  .panch-subs li:hover {
    background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--pillar-color, #c2521e) 10%, rgba(255,255,255,0.9));
    border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--pillar-color, #c2521e) 42%, transparent);
    color: var(--ink);
    transform: translateY(-1px);
  }
  .panch-more {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: 11.5px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--pillar-color, var(--ink));
    text-decoration: none;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    padding: 12px 22px;
    border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--pillar-color, #c2521e) 38%, transparent);
    border-radius: 100px;
    background: rgba(255,253,247,0.5);
    backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
    align-self: flex-start;
    transition:
      color .3s ease,
      background .35s ease,
      border-color .3s ease,
      gap .25s ease,
      transform .25s ease,
      box-shadow .35s ease;
  }
  .panch-more:hover {
    gap: 14px;
    color: #fff;
    background: var(--pillar-color, var(--ink));
    border-color: var(--pillar-color, var(--ink));
    transform: translateY(-1px);
    box-shadow: 0 14px 28px -12px color-mix(in srgb, var(--pillar-color, #c2521e) 55%, transparent);
  }
  .panch-more span { transition: transform .25s ease; }
  .panch-more:hover span { transform: translateX(3px); }

  /* Per-pillar accent variable (drives stat color, num color, learn-more underline) */
  .panch-panel[data-pillar="agni"]    { --pillar-color: var(--agni); }
  .panch-panel[data-pillar="jal"]     { --pillar-color: var(--jal); }
  .panch-panel[data-pillar="prithvi"] { --pillar-color: var(--prithvi); }
  .panch-panel[data-pillar="vayu"]    { --pillar-color: var(--vayu); }
  .panch-panel[data-pillar="aakash"]  { --pillar-color: var(--aakash); }

  /* Active-petal highlight — applied to inner .seg-bg so the <g rotate()> attr is untouched */
  .mandala-seg { transition: opacity .5s ease, filter .5s ease; }
  .mandala-seg:not(.is-active) {
    opacity: 0.82;
    filter: saturate(0.9) brightness(0.97);
  }
  .mandala-seg .seg-bg {
    transition: transform .5s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1), filter .45s ease, opacity .45s ease;
  }
  .mandala-seg.is-active {
    filter: drop-shadow(0 6px 16px rgba(0,0,0,0.12));
  }
  .mandala-seg.is-active .seg-bg {
    animation: none;
    opacity: 1;
    transform: scale(1.1);
    filter: brightness(1.12) saturate(1.15) drop-shadow(0 10px 22px rgba(0,0,0,.28));
  }

  /* ===== TABLET ===== */
  @media (max-width: 1100px) {
    .hero-content { padding-left: 32px; padding-right: 32px; }
    .panch-split .panch-scroll { gap: 40px; padding: 0 32px 72px; }
    .panch-panels { gap: 72px; padding: 24px 0 88px; }
    .panch-panel {
      --visual-h: 220px;
      --content-x: 38px;
      padding: 0 0 48px;
      border-radius: 24px;
    }
    .panch-panel::after { font-size: 112px; }
    .panch-stage .mandala-wrap { max-width: 640px; }
  }

  /* ===== MOBILE — full-width mandala, no scroll spy, single column stack ===== */
  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    .panch { padding-top: 56px; }
    .panch-header { padding: 0; margin-bottom: 28px; }
    .hero-content { padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; }
    .panch-split .panch-scroll {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      gap: 0;
      padding: 0 24px 56px;
      align-items: stretch;
    }
    .panch-left {
      position: static;
      height: auto;
      padding: 0;
    }
    .panch-stage {
      height: auto;
      align-self: stretch;
      padding: 0;
      background: none;
    }
    .panch-stage .mandala-wrap { max-width: 100%; max-height: none; }
    .panch-panels { gap: 56px; padding: 16px 0 72px; }
    .panch-panel {
      --visual-h: 190px;
      --content-x: 26px;
      min-height: 64vh;
      padding: 0 0 38px;
      border-radius: 22px;
    }
    .panch-panel::before { left: 14px; }
    .panch-panel::after { font-size: 98px; right: 20px; }
    .panch-visual-meta, .panch-play { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; }
    .panch-visual { border-radius: 22px 22px 0 0; }
    .panch-title { font-size: clamp(32px, 8vw, 44px); }
    .panch-stat { font-size: 17px; }
    .panch-desc { font-size: 16px; }
  }

  @media (max-width: 520px) {
    .panch-stage { height: auto; }
    .panch-stage .mandala-wrap { max-width: 100%; }
    .panch-panel {
      --visual-h: 170px;
      --content-x: 22px;
      min-height: auto;
      padding: 0 0 30px;
      border-radius: 20px;
    }
    .panch-panel::after { font-size: 82px; right: 16px; }
    .panch-panel::before { left: 10px; }
    .panch-visual { border-radius: 20px 20px 0 0; }
    .panch-visual-meta, .panch-play { padding: 6px 10px; }
    .panch-play-btn { width: 18px; height: 18px; }
    .panch-subs { gap: 6px; margin-bottom: 24px; }
    .panch-subs li { padding: 6px 12px; font-size: 10.5px; }
    .panch-more { padding: 10px 18px; font-size: 10.5px; }
  }

  /* Reduced motion — keep the color accent, drop the scale + shadow */
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .mandala-seg.is-active .seg-bg { transform: none; filter: brightness(1.1) saturate(1.1); }
    .panch-panel { opacity: 1; transition: none; }
  }
  .mandala-seg {
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: filter .35s ease;
    outline: none;
    -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
  }
  .mandala-seg:focus { outline: none; }
  .mandala-seg:focus-visible {
    outline: 2px solid rgba(194, 82, 30, 0.6);
    outline-offset: 4px;
    border-radius: 4px;
  }
  .seg-aura,
  .seg-ripple {
    transform-box: fill-box;
    transform-origin: center;
    will-change: opacity, transform;
    pointer-events: none;
  }
  .seg-aura {
    opacity: 0.25;
    animation: auraPulse 6.5s ease-in-out infinite;
  }
  .seg-ripple {
    opacity: 0;
    animation: segRipple 5.5s ease-out infinite;
  }
  .seg-agni    .seg-aura   { animation-delay: 0s; }
  .seg-jal     .seg-aura   { animation-delay: -1.3s; }
  .seg-prithvi .seg-aura   { animation-delay: -2.6s; }
  .seg-aakash  .seg-aura   { animation-delay: -3.9s; }
  .seg-vayu    .seg-aura   { animation-delay: -5.2s; }
  .seg-agni    .seg-ripple { animation-delay: 0s; }
  .seg-jal     .seg-ripple { animation-delay: -1.1s; }
  .seg-prithvi .seg-ripple { animation-delay: -2.2s; }
  .seg-aakash  .seg-ripple { animation-delay: -3.3s; }
  .seg-vayu    .seg-ripple { animation-delay: -4.4s; }
  @keyframes auraPulse {
    0%, 100% { opacity: 0.18; transform: scale(1); }
    50%      { opacity: 0.70; transform: scale(1.10); }
  }
  @keyframes segRipple {
    0%   { opacity: 0.40; transform: scale(1); }
    70%  { opacity: 0.10; transform: scale(1.28); }
    100% { opacity: 0;    transform: scale(1.38); }
  }
  .mandala-seg .seg-bg {
    transition: filter .5s ease, opacity .5s ease;
    transform-box: fill-box;
    transform-origin: center;
    animation: petalBreathe 7s ease-in-out infinite;
    will-change: opacity, filter;
  }
  .seg-agni    .seg-bg { animation-delay: 0s; }
  .seg-jal     .seg-bg { animation-delay: -1.4s; }
  .seg-prithvi .seg-bg { animation-delay: -2.8s; }
  .seg-aakash  .seg-bg { animation-delay: -4.2s; }
  .seg-vayu    .seg-bg { animation-delay: -5.6s; }
  .mandala-seg:hover {
    animation-play-state: paused;
    opacity: 1;
    filter: none;
  }
  .mandala-seg:hover .seg-bg {
    filter: brightness(1.12) saturate(1.08);
    animation-play-state: paused;
    opacity: 1;
  }
  @keyframes petalBreathe {
    0%, 100% { opacity: 1; filter: brightness(1) saturate(1); }
    50%      { opacity: 0.86; filter: brightness(1.05) saturate(1.04); }
  }

  /* Back & mid petal layers — gentle counter-phase sway with a soft size breath */
  .mandala-backpetals,
  .mandala-midpetals {
    transform-box: view-box;
    transform-origin: 450px 450px;
    will-change: transform, opacity;
  }
  .mandala-backpetals {
    animation: backpetalsSway 22s ease-in-out infinite alternate,
               backpetalsBreath 9s ease-in-out infinite;
  }
  .mandala-midpetals {
    animation: midpetalsSway 28s ease-in-out infinite alternate-reverse,
               midpetalsBreath 11s ease-in-out infinite;
  }
  @keyframes backpetalsSway {
    0%   { transform: rotate(-22deg) scale(0.96); }
    100% { transform: rotate(22deg)  scale(1.04); }
  }
  @keyframes midpetalsSway {
    0%   { transform: rotate(-14deg) scale(1.03); }
    100% { transform: rotate(14deg)  scale(0.97); }
  }
  @keyframes backpetalsBreath {
    0%, 100% { opacity: 0.18; }
    50%      { opacity: 0.38; }
  }
  @keyframes midpetalsBreath {
    0%, 100% { opacity: 0.22; }
    50%      { opacity: 0.42; }
  }

  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .seg-aura,
    .seg-ripple,
    .mandala-seg .seg-bg,
    .mandala-backpetals,
    .mandala-midpetals { animation: none; }
    .seg-ripple         { opacity: 0; }
    .mandala-seg .seg-bg { opacity: 1; }
  }

  /* "How to read" helper above the mandala */
  .mandala-legend {
    max-width: 720px;
    margin: 0 auto 4px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 16px;
    font-size: 11px;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  }
  .mandala-legend .legend-item {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
  }
  .mandala-legend .legend-dot {
    width: 8px; height: 8px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--ink);
  }
  .mandala-legend .arrow {
    color: var(--agni);
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-style: italic;
  }

  /* ====== PANCH GALLERY ====== */
  .panch-gallery {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 190px));
    justify-content: start;
    gap: 10px;
    margin: 26px 0 28px;
  }
  .panch-tile {
    position: relative;
    margin: 0;
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
    overflow: hidden;
    border-radius: 10px;
    cursor: zoom-in;
    background: #1a1612;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(26,22,18,0.08), 0 0 0 1px rgba(168,133,72,0.18);
    transition: transform .35s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1), box-shadow .35s ease;
    outline: none;
    -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
  }
  .panch-tile::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: auto 0 0 0;
    height: 55%;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(26,22,18,0) 0%, rgba(26,22,18,0.62) 100%);
    pointer-events: none;
    opacity: 0.55;
    transition: opacity .35s ease;
  }
  .panch-tile img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
    transition: transform .6s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1), filter .35s ease;
    filter: saturate(0.95);
  }
  .panch-tile figcaption {
    position: absolute;
    left: 12px;
    right: 12px;
    bottom: 10px;
    z-index: 1;
    color: var(--parchment);
    font-family: var(--body, sans-serif);
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
    opacity: 0.92;
    transition: opacity .3s ease, transform .35s ease;
    transform: translateY(2px);
  }
  .panch-tile:hover,
  .panch-tile:focus-visible {
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(26,22,18,0.18), 0 0 0 1px rgba(168,133,72,0.4);
  }
  .panch-tile:hover img,
  .panch-tile:focus-visible img {
    transform: scale(1.05);
    filter: saturate(1.05);
  }
  .panch-tile:hover::after,
  .panch-tile:focus-visible::after {
    opacity: 0.85;
  }
  .panch-tile:hover figcaption,
  .panch-tile:focus-visible figcaption {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
  .panch-tile:focus-visible {
    outline: 2px solid var(--pillar-color, var(--agni));
    outline-offset: 3px;
  }

  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    .panch-gallery { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 160px)); gap: 8px; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 600px) {
    .panch-gallery { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 150px)); gap: 8px; }
    .panch-tile figcaption { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; }
  }

  /* ====== LIGHTBOX ====== */
  .lightbox {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 1000;
    display: none;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 48px 64px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
  }
  .lightbox[aria-hidden="false"] { display: flex; }
  .lightbox-scrim {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: rgba(10, 8, 6, 0.92);
    backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
    animation: lbScrim .25s ease both;
  }
  @keyframes lbScrim {
    from { opacity: 0; }
    to   { opacity: 1; }
  }
  .lightbox-stage {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    margin: 0;
    max-width: min(1200px, 100%);
    max-height: 100%;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 20px;
    animation: lbRise .35s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1) both;
  }
  @keyframes lbRise {
    from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(16px) scale(0.985); }
    to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0) scale(1); }
  }
  .lightbox-frame {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    min-height: 0;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    max-height: calc(100vh - 240px);
  }
  .lightbox-img {
    max-width: 100%;
    max-height: calc(100vh - 240px);
    width: auto;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
    border-radius: 6px;
    box-shadow: 0 30px 80px rgba(0,0,0,0.5), 0 0 0 1px rgba(244,236,224,0.08);
    background: #1a1612;
    transition: opacity .25s ease;
  }
  .lightbox.is-loading .lightbox-img { opacity: 0.3; }
  .lightbox-spinner {
    position: absolute;
    width: 36px; height: 36px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: 2px solid rgba(244,236,224,0.22);
    border-top-color: rgba(244,236,224,0.85);
    animation: lbSpin 0.9s linear infinite;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity .2s ease;
  }
  .lightbox.is-loading .lightbox-spinner { opacity: 1; }
  @keyframes lbSpin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }

  .lightbox-caption {
    text-align: center;
    color: var(--parchment, #f4ece0);
    max-width: 680px;
    padding: 0 12px;
  }
  .lightbox-meta {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    font-size: 10.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(244,236,224,0.62);
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }
  .lightbox-meta .lightbox-pillar::before {
    content: "";
    display: inline-block;
    width: 6px; height: 6px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--lb-accent, #c2521e);
    margin-right: 8px;
    vertical-align: middle;
  }
  .lightbox-meta .lightbox-count {
    opacity: 0.82;
  }
  .lightbox-title {
    display: block;
    font-family: var(--serif, 'Fraunces', serif);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 26px);
    line-height: 1.25;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    margin: 0 0 8px;
  }
  .lightbox-desc {
    margin: 0;
    font-family: var(--body, sans-serif);
    font-size: 14.5px;
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: rgba(244,236,224,0.78);
  }

  .lightbox-close,
  .lightbox-nav {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 3;
    background: rgba(244,236,224,0.08);
    color: var(--parchment, #f4ece0);
    border: 1px solid rgba(244,236,224,0.18);
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background .2s ease, transform .2s ease, border-color .2s ease;
    -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
  }
  .lightbox-close:hover,
  .lightbox-nav:hover {
    background: rgba(244,236,224,0.18);
    border-color: rgba(244,236,224,0.35);
    transform: scale(1.06);
  }
  .lightbox-close:focus-visible,
  .lightbox-nav:focus-visible {
    outline: 2px solid rgba(244,236,224,0.55);
    outline-offset: 3px;
  }
  .lightbox-close {
    top: 20px;
    right: 20px;
    width: 44px;
    height: 44px;
  }
  .lightbox-nav {
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    width: 52px;
    height: 52px;
  }
  .lightbox-nav:hover {
    transform: translateY(-50%) scale(1.06);
  }
  .lightbox-prev { left: 20px; }
  .lightbox-next { right: 20px; }

  body.lightbox-open { overflow: hidden; }

  @media (max-width: 720px) {
    .lightbox { padding: 16px; }
    .lightbox-stage { gap: 14px; }
    .lightbox-frame,
    .lightbox-img { max-height: calc(100vh - 260px); }
    .lightbox-nav {
      width: 42px; height: 42px;
      top: auto;
      bottom: 20px;
      transform: none;
    }
    .lightbox-nav:hover { transform: scale(1.06); }
    .lightbox-prev { left: 16px; }
    .lightbox-next { right: 16px; }
    .lightbox-close { top: 14px; right: 14px; width: 40px; height: 40px; }
    .lightbox-desc { font-size: 13.5px; }
  }

  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .lightbox-scrim,
    .lightbox-stage { animation: none; }
    .panch-tile,
    .panch-tile img,
    .panch-tile::after,
    .panch-tile figcaption { transition: none; }
  }

  /* ====== IMPACT STRIP ====== */
  .impact {
    background: var(--ink);
    color: var(--parchment);
    padding: 100px 56px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .impact::before {
    content: attr(data-bg);
    position: absolute;
    font-family: var(--script);
    font-size: 280px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--parchment);
    opacity: 0.04;
    top: 50%; left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    line-height: 1;
    pointer-events: none;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .impact-inner {
    max-width: 1600px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .impact-eyebrow {
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.25em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--agni);
    margin-bottom: 32px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
  }
  .impact-eyebrow .line { width: 40px; height: 1px; background: var(--agni); }
  .impact-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: clamp(36px, 4.2vw, 60px);
    line-height: 1.05;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    margin-bottom: 80px;
    max-width: 900px;
  }
  .impact-title em { font-style: italic; color: var(--agni); font-weight: 400; }
  .impact-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 40px;
  }
  .stat {
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
    padding-top: 28px;
  }
  .stat-num {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: clamp(48px, 5.5vw, 84px);
    font-weight: 300;
    line-height: 0.95;
    letter-spacing: -0.03em;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
  }
  .stat-num sup { font-size: 0.4em; color: var(--agni); vertical-align: super; margin-left: 2px;}
  .stat-label {
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
    line-height: 1.4;
  }

  /* ====== INITIATIVES ====== */
  .initiatives {
    padding: 140px 56px;
    max-width: 1712px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .init-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 32px;
    margin-top: 20px;
  }
  .init-card {
    background: var(--parchment-deep);
    border-radius: 4px;
    padding: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    min-height: 480px;
    transition: all .4s;
  }
  .init-card:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); }
  .init-card.feat { grid-row: span 2; background: linear-gradient(160deg, #2a4d6b 0%, #1a3144 100%); color: var(--parchment); min-height: 992px;}
  .init-card .init-image {
    height: 260px;
    background: var(--ink-soft);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .init-card.feat .init-image { height: 60%; }
  .init-image-placeholder {
    width: 100%; height: 100%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    position: relative;
  }
  .init-image-placeholder::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.1), rgba(0,0,0,0.4));
  }
  .init-content {
    padding: 32px;
    flex: 1;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
  }
  .init-card.feat .init-content { padding: 40px; }
  .init-tag {
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--agni);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
  }
  .init-card.feat .init-tag { color: #f5b878; }
  .init-tag .dot { width: 4px; height: 4px; background: currentColor; border-radius: 50%; }
  .init-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 24px;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.2;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }
  .init-card.feat .init-title { font-size: 38px; font-weight: 300; }
  .init-desc {
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }
  .init-card.feat .init-desc { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8); font-size: 15px; }
  .init-meta {
    margin-top: auto;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding-top: 20px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    font-size: 12px;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
  }
  .init-card.feat .init-meta {
    border-top-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
  }
  .init-meta .arrow {
    width: 28px; height: 28px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--ink);
    color: var(--parchment);
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    transition: all .3s;
  }
  .init-card.feat .init-meta .arrow { background: var(--agni); color: var(--parchment); }
  .init-card:hover .init-meta .arrow { transform: rotate(-45deg); background: var(--agni); }

  /* Placeholder illustrated images */
  .img-health {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2521e 0%, #7a4a2b 100%);
  }
  .img-water {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a4d6b 0%, #1a3144 100%);
  }
  .img-education {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e8a6c 0%, #3a5a3a 100%);
  }
  .img-culture {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a2a4a 0%, #1a1520 100%);
  }
  .img-env {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7a4a2b 0%, #3a2a1a 100%);
  }

  /* Abstract illustrations for placeholders */
  .illus {
    width: 100%; height: 100%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .illus svg { opacity: 0.6; width: 80%; height: auto; }

  /* ====== VOICES (articles) — Editorial magazine layout ====== */
  .voices {
    padding: 140px 56px;
    max-width: 1712px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  /* Featured lead essay — image left, content right */
  .voice-lead {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 1fr;
    gap: 56px;
    align-items: center;
    margin: 48px 0 80px;
  }
  .voice-lead-media {
    position: relative;
    display: block;
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
    overflow: hidden;
    border-radius: 6px;
    background: var(--parchment-deep);
    isolation: isolate;
  }
  .voice-lead-media img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
    transition: transform .8s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1), filter .5s ease;
    filter: saturate(0.92) contrast(0.98);
  }
  .voice-lead:hover .voice-lead-media img {
    transform: scale(1.03);
    filter: saturate(1);
  }
  .voice-lead-tag {
    position: absolute;
    top: 20px;
    left: 20px;
    padding: 8px 14px;
    background: var(--parchment);
    color: var(--agni);
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.24em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    border-radius: 2px;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(26,22,18,0.12);
  }
  .voice-lead-body { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
  .voice-lead-eyebrow {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 18px;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: 12px;
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--agni);
  }
  .voice-lead-cat {
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.24em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    padding-left: 18px;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .voice-lead-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(28px, 3vw, 42px);
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.12;
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    margin: 0 0 22px;
  }
  .voice-lead-title em { color: var(--agni); font-style: italic; }
  .voice-lead-excerpt {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: 16px;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    line-height: 1.65;
    margin: 0 0 32px;
    max-width: 54ch;
  }
  .voice-lead-meta {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding-top: 22px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    font-size: 12px;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
  }
  .voice-lead-meta .arrow-link {
    color: var(--ink);
    font-weight: 600;
    text-decoration: none;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
  }
  .voice-lead-meta .arrow-link svg { transition: transform .3s; }
  .voice-lead-meta .arrow-link:hover svg { transform: translateX(4px); }

  /* Small eyebrow dividers between lead / grid / research */
  .voices-index-head {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 20px;
    margin: 24px 0 32px;
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: 10.5px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.24em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
  }
  .voices-index-head .voices-index-rule {
    flex: 1;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--rule);
  }
  .voices-index-head--alt { margin-top: 88px; }

  /* Essay index grid with thumbnails */
  .voices-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 48px 32px;
  }
  .voice {
    padding: 0;
    border: none;
    background: transparent;
    cursor: pointer;
    position: relative;
    transition: transform .3s ease;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
  }
  .voice:hover { background: transparent; transform: translateY(-3px); }
  .voice-thumb {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
    overflow: hidden;
    border-radius: 4px;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
    background: var(--parchment-deep);
  }
  .voice-thumb img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
    transition: transform .6s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1), filter .5s ease;
    filter: saturate(0.9) contrast(0.98);
  }
  .voice:hover .voice-thumb img { transform: scale(1.05); filter: saturate(1); }
  .voice-num {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: 11.5px;
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--agni);
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }
  .voice-cat {
    font-size: 9.5px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }
  .voice-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 21px;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.22;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    margin: 0 0 12px;
  }
  .voice-title em { color: var(--agni); font-style: italic; }
  .voice-excerpt {
    font-size: 13.5px;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    line-height: 1.55;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    flex: 1;
  }
  .voice-meta {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    font-size: 11.5px;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    padding-top: 14px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .voice-meta .arrow-link {
    color: var(--ink);
    font-weight: 600;
    text-decoration: none;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
  }
  .voice:hover .voice-meta .arrow-link svg { transform: translateX(4px); }
  .voice-meta .arrow-link svg { transition: transform .3s; }

  /* Long-form research — image header + body */
  .voices-research {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 28px;
  }
  .voice-research {
    position: relative;
    padding: 0;
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-radius: 6px;
    background: var(--parchment-deep);
    transition: transform .35s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1), box-shadow .35s ease;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
  }
  .voice-research::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0; left: 0;
    width: 3px; height: 100%;
    background: var(--agni);
    opacity: .55;
    z-index: 2;
  }
  .voice-research:hover {
    transform: translateY(-3px);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 40px -20px rgba(26,22,18,0.2);
  }
  .voice-research-media {
    display: block;
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 7;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: var(--parchment);
  }
  .voice-research-media img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
    transition: transform .8s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1), filter .5s ease;
    filter: saturate(0.9) contrast(0.98);
  }
  .voice-research:hover .voice-research-media img { transform: scale(1.04); filter: saturate(1); }
  .voice-research-body { padding: 36px 40px 40px; }
  .voice-research-eyebrow {
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--agni);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }
  .voice-research-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 30px;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.15;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    margin: 0 0 14px;
  }
  .voice-research-title em { color: var(--agni); font-style: italic; }
  .voice-research-excerpt {
    font-size: 15px;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    line-height: 1.65;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
  }
  .voice-research-meta {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    padding-top: 20px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .voice-research-meta .arrow-link {
    color: var(--ink);
    font-weight: 600;
    text-decoration: none;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
  }
  .voice-research-meta .arrow-link svg { transition: transform .3s; }
  .voice-research:hover .voice-research-meta .arrow-link svg { transform: translateX(4px); }

  /* ====== INITIATIVES — Subsections + compact cards ====== */
  .init-subhead {
    margin: 80px 0 24px;
    padding-top: 40px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 10px;
  }
  .init-subhead-kicker {
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--agni);
  }
  .init-subhead-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 30px;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.2;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    max-width: 780px;
  }
  .init-subhead-title em { color: var(--agni); font-style: italic; }
  .init-compact-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 24px;
  }
  .init-mini {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 140px 1fr;
    gap: 0;
    background: var(--parchment-deep);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-radius: 4px;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: all .3s;
  }
  .init-mini:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); border-color: var(--agni); }
  .init-mini-image {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 100%;
  }
  .init-mini-image::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.15), rgba(0,0,0,0.45));
  }
  .init-mini-cat {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 10px;
    left: 10px;
    z-index: 1;
    font-size: 9.5px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--parchment);
    padding: 4px 8px;
    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.55);
    border-radius: 2px;
  }
  .init-mini-body {
    padding: 20px 22px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 8px;
  }
  .init-mini-body h4 {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 17px;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.25;
    letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  }
  .init-mini-body p {
    font-size: 13px;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    line-height: 1.55;
  }

  /* ====== ACTIVITIES (YouTube) ====== */
  .activities {
    padding: 140px 56px;
    max-width: 1712px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .activities-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.35fr 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
    margin-top: 32px;
  }
  .activity.feat {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
  }
  .activity-thumb {
    position: relative;
    display: block;
    aspect-ratio: 16/9;
    border-radius: 4px;
    overflow: hidden;
    text-decoration: none;
    background: var(--ink-soft);
  }
  .activity-thumb-bg {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    transition: transform .6s ease;
  }
  .activity-thumb:hover .activity-thumb-bg { transform: scale(1.03); }
  .activity-play {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    pointer-events: none;
  }
  .activity-play svg { filter: drop-shadow(0 6px 22px rgba(0,0,0,0.35)); transition: transform .3s; }
  .activity-thumb:hover .activity-play svg { transform: scale(1.08); }
  .activity-duration {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 14px;
    right: 14px;
    padding: 4px 9px;
    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.82);
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 11.5px;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-family: var(--body);
    letter-spacing: .02em;
    border-radius: 3px;
  }
  .activity-channel-badge {
    position: absolute;
    top: 14px;
    left: 14px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    padding: 6px 10px 6px 8px;
    background: rgba(244, 236, 224, 0.95);
    color: var(--ink);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    border-radius: 3px;
  }
  .activity-meta {
    padding-top: 26px;
  }
  .activity-kicker {
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--agni);
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
  }
  .activity-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 30px;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.2;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
  }
  .activity-title em { color: var(--agni); font-style: italic; }
  .activity-desc {
    font-size: 15px;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    line-height: 1.65;
    max-width: 620px;
  }
  .activity-list {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0;
  }
  .activity-item {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 168px 1fr;
    gap: 18px;
    padding: 18px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    color: inherit;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: all .3s;
  }
  .activity-item:first-child { padding-top: 0; }
  .activity-item:last-child { border-bottom: none; padding-bottom: 0; }
  .activity-item:hover { background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--parchment-deep), transparent); }
  .activity-item-thumb {
    position: relative;
    aspect-ratio: 16/9;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    border-radius: 3px;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: block;
  }
  .activity-item-thumb::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.05), rgba(0,0,0,0.32));
  }
  .activity-item-thumb::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%; left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    width: 0; height: 0;
    border-left: 14px solid rgba(244, 236, 224, 0.95);
    border-top: 9px solid transparent;
    border-bottom: 9px solid transparent;
    filter: drop-shadow(0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.5));
    z-index: 2;
    transition: transform .3s;
  }
  .activity-item-dur {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 6px;
    right: 6px;
    z-index: 2;
    padding: 2px 6px;
    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.82);
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 10.5px;
    font-weight: 600;
    border-radius: 2px;
  }
  .activity-item:hover .activity-item-thumb::before { background: var(--agni); }
  .activity-item-body {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 6px;
  }
  .activity-item-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.3;
    letter-spacing: -0.005em;
    color: var(--ink);
  }
  .activity-item-sub {
    font-size: 10.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    font-weight: 600;
  }
  .activities-cta {
    margin-top: 48px;
    padding-top: 28px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    text-align: right;
  }
  .channel-link {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink);
    text-decoration: none;
    padding: 14px 22px;
    border: 1px solid var(--ink);
    border-radius: 999px;
    transition: all .3s;
  }
  .channel-link:hover {
    background: var(--ink);
    color: var(--parchment);
  }
  .channel-link svg { transition: transform .3s; }
  .channel-link:hover svg { transform: translateX(4px); }

  /* ====== PARTNERS ====== */
  .partners {
    padding: 100px 56px;
    background: var(--parchment-deep);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .partners-inner {
    max-width: 1600px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr;
    gap: 80px;
    align-items: center;
  }
  .partners-title h3 {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 36px;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-style: italic;
    line-height: 1.1;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }
  .partners-title .deva {
    font-family: var(--script);
    font-style: normal;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
  }
  .partner-list {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 40px 32px;
  }
  .partner {
    padding: 20px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .partner-name {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
  }
  .partner-role {
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
  }

  /* ====== CTA ====== */
  .cta {
    padding: 160px 56px;
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .cta::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-image: 
      radial-gradient(circle at 20% 30%, rgba(194, 82, 30, 0.08), transparent 40%),
      radial-gradient(circle at 80% 70%, rgba(42, 77, 107, 0.08), transparent 40%);
    pointer-events: none;
  }
  .cta-inner {
    max-width: 900px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .cta .mini-mandala {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 32px;
    opacity: 0.7;
  }
  .cta h2 {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(44px, 5.5vw, 80px);
    font-weight: 300;
    line-height: 1;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
  }
  .cta h2 em { font-style: italic; color: var(--agni); font-weight: 400; }
  .cta p {
    font-family: var(--prose);
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    max-width: 580px;
    margin: 0 auto 48px;
    line-height: 1.55;
  }
  .cta-row {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 20px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }

  /* ====== FOOTER ====== */
  footer {
    background: var(--ink);
    color: var(--parchment);
    padding: 80px 56px 32px;
  }
  .footer-inner {
    max-width: 1600px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .footer-top {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.5fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 60px;
    padding-bottom: 60px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
  }
  .footer-brand .brand-mark { margin-bottom: 12px; }
  .footer-brand .brand-mark img { width: 96px; }
  .footer-brand .tagline {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 300;
    margin-top: 16px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
    max-width: 320px;
  }
  .footer-col h4 {
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--agni);
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }
  .footer-col ul { list-style: none; }
  .footer-col li { margin-bottom: 12px; }
  .footer-col a {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 14px;
    transition: color .2s;
  }
  .footer-col a:hover { color: var(--agni); }
  .footer-bottom {
    padding-top: 32px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
  }
  .footer-bottom .deva {
    font-family: var(--script);
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
  }

  /* ====== RESPONSIVE ====== */
  /* Tablet & small-laptop: collapse nav to a drawer, reflow hero/grids */
  @media (max-width: 1100px) {
    nav {
      position: fixed;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      right: 0;
      grid-template-columns: auto 1fr auto;
      padding: 12px 32px;
      gap: 12px;
    }
    body { padding-top: 124px; }
    nav > .nav-links { justify-self: end; }
    .nav-toggle { display: inline-flex; }
    nav.open .nav-toggle { visibility: hidden; }
    .brand-text { display: none; }

    /* Drawer: slides in from the right */
    .nav-links {
      position: fixed;
      top: 0;
      right: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      width: min(360px, 86vw);
      max-width: 100%;
      height: 100dvh;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: stretch;
      gap: 2px;
      padding: 10px 18px 28px;
      background: var(--cream);
      border-left: 1px solid var(--cream-rule);
      box-shadow: -24px 0 60px -24px rgba(26, 22, 18, 0.35);
      overflow-y: auto;
      overscroll-behavior: contain;
      transform: translateX(100%);
      transition: transform .35s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1);
      z-index: 110;
    }
    .nav-links {
      padding-top: 4px;
    }
    nav.open .nav-links { transform: translateX(0); }

    /* Drawer header with close button */
    .nav-drawer-head {
      width: 100%;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: flex-end;
      padding: 0;
      margin: 0 0 4px;
    }
    .nav-drawer-head::before { display: none !important; }
    .nav-close {
      width: 40px;
      height: 40px;
      padding: 0;
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      background: var(--cream-deep);
      border: 1px solid transparent;
      border-radius: 999px;
      color: var(--ink);
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: background .25s, border-color .25s, transform .2s ease;
    }
    .nav-close:hover,
    .nav-close:focus-visible {
      background: var(--parchment);
      border-color: var(--rule);
      outline: none;
    }
    .nav-close svg { width: 18px; height: 18px; display: block; }

    .nav-links > li { width: 100%; position: static; }
    .nav-links > li:not(.nav-drawer-head)::before { display: none !important; }
    .nav-links > li > a {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      width: 100%;
      padding: 12px 14px;
      font-family: var(--ui);
      font-size: 14px;
      font-weight: 500;
      letter-spacing: 0.02em;
      color: var(--ink);
      border-radius: 8px;
      border-left: 3px solid transparent;
      transition: color .25s ease, border-color .2s ease;
    }
    .nav-links > li > a::after { display: none; }
    .nav-links > li > a:hover,
    .nav-links > li > a:focus-visible {
      color: var(--agni);
      background: transparent;
    }
    .nav-links > li.active > a {
      color: var(--ink);
      font-weight: 600;
      background: transparent;
      border-left-color: var(--gold);
    }

    /* Caret becomes accordion indicator */
    .nav-links .caret {
      display: inline-block;
      width: 8px;
      height: 8px;
      margin-left: auto;
      border-right: 1.5px solid currentColor;
      border-bottom: 1.5px solid currentColor;
      transform: rotate(45deg) translate(-1px, -2px);
      opacity: 0.6;
      transition: transform .25s ease, opacity .25s ease;
    }
    .nav-links > li.open > a .caret {
      transform: rotate(225deg) translate(1px, 2px);
      opacity: 1;
    }
    .nav-links > li.open > a {
      color: var(--agni);
      background: transparent;
    }

    /* Submenus collapse as accordion in drawer */
    .nav-links .submenu {
      position: static;
      transform: none !important;
      min-width: 0;
      background: transparent;
      border: none;
      border-radius: 0;
      box-shadow: none;
      max-height: 0;
      overflow: hidden;
      opacity: 0;
      visibility: hidden;
      pointer-events: none;
      margin: 0 0 0 28px;
      padding: 0 0 0 10px;
      border-left: 1px solid transparent;
      transition:
        max-height .35s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1),
        opacity .25s ease,
        margin .3s ease,
        padding .3s ease,
        border-color .3s ease,
        visibility 0s linear .35s;
    }
    .nav-links > li.open > .submenu {
      max-height: 600px;
      opacity: 1;
      visibility: visible;
      pointer-events: auto;
      margin: 4px 0 8px 28px;
      padding: 4px 0 6px 10px;
      border-left-color: var(--cream-rule);
      transition:
        max-height .4s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1),
        opacity .3s ease .05s,
        margin .3s ease,
        padding .3s ease,
        border-color .3s ease,
        visibility 0s linear 0s;
    }
    .nav-links .submenu::before { display: none; }
    .nav-links .submenu a {
      padding: 10px 16px 10px 18px;
      font-family: var(--ui);
      font-size: 13px;
      font-weight: 500;
      color: var(--jal);
      border-radius: 6px;
    }
    .nav-links .submenu a:hover,
    .nav-links .submenu a:focus-visible {
      background: rgba(194, 82, 30, 0.08);
      color: var(--agni);
      padding-left: 22px;
    }

    /* Compact right side */
    .nav-search {
      width: 40px;
    }
    .nav-search:hover,
    .nav-search:focus-within {
      width: 200px;
    }

    /* Hero / grids */
    .hero-banner { height: 440px; }
    .hero-mandala { max-width: 420px; }
    .hero-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
    .hero-bharat-mark { width: min(392px, 56%); }
    .uscene-rise { opacity: 0.10; }
    .uscene-tree { opacity: 0.09; top: 48px; }
    .uscene-pillars { gap: 14px; opacity: 0.5; }
    .init-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
    .init-card.feat { grid-column: span 2; grid-row: auto; min-height: 600px; }
    .init-card.feat .init-image { height: 280px; }
    .init-compact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
    .voice-lead { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
    .voices-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 40px 28px; }
    .voices-research { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .voice-research-body { padding: 28px 32px 32px; }
    .activities-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .impact-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
    .partners-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .partner-list { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
    .footer-top { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 40px; }
  }

  /* Narrower tablet: hide search/lang in bar — drawer has nav, CTA stays */
  @media (max-width: 820px) {
    nav { padding: 12px 24px; }
    body { padding-top: 108px; }
    .nav-search,
    .lang-switch { display: none; }
    .nav-right { gap: 10px; }
    .nav-cta { padding: 9px 16px; font-size: 12.5px; }
    .brand-mark img { width: 84px; }
    nav.scrolled .brand-mark img { width: 64px; }
  }

  /* Phone */
  @media (max-width: 640px) {
    nav { padding: 10px 18px; gap: 8px; }
    body { padding-top: 92px; }
    .brand-mark img { width: 72px; }
    nav.scrolled .brand-mark img { width: 58px; }
    .nav-cta {
      padding: 0;
      width: 40px;
      height: 40px;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 0;
      font-size: 0;
    }
    .nav-cta svg { width: 18px; height: 18px; }
    .nav-links {
      width: min(320px, 90vw);
      padding: 76px 14px 24px;
    }

    .hero-banner { height: 520px; }
    .uscene-rise { display: none; }
    .uscene-tree { top: 32px; width: 150px; }
    .uscene-pillars { gap: 10px; width: 100%; }
    .uscene-pillars .ub-pillar-label { display: none; }
    .uscene-pillars .ub-sep { height: 22px; }
    .hero-mandala { max-width: min(320px, 84vw); }
    .hero-logo { width: min(430px, 88vw); }
    .hero-mandala .panch-label .name-hi { font-size: 18px; }
    .hero-mandala .panch-label .name-en { font-size: 11.5px; y: 40; }
    .hero-content, .initiatives, .voices, .cta, .partners, footer, .impact { padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; }
    .init-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .init-card.feat { grid-column: auto; min-height: auto; }
    .init-card.feat .init-image { height: 220px; }
    .init-compact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .init-mini { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .init-mini-image { height: 160px; }
    .voices-grid, .impact-grid, .partner-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .voices-index-head--alt { margin-top: 56px; }
    .activities { padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; }
    .activity-item { grid-template-columns: 140px 1fr; gap: 12px; }
    .footer-top { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
  }

  /* ====== FOUNDER & CO-FOUNDERS PAGES ====== */

  /* ---- FOUNDER PAGE ---- */
  .founder-page {
    max-width: 1040px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 64px 32px 96px;
  }

  /* Memorial hero */
  .memorial-hero {
    text-align: center;
    padding: 32px 0 72px;
    position: relative;
  }
  .memorial-eyebrow {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
    font-family: var(--ui);
    font-size: 11.5px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    margin-bottom: 40px;
  }
  .memorial-line {
    display: inline-block;
    width: 38px;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--accent);
    opacity: 0.7;
  }

  .memorial-portrait {
    width: clamp(280px, 38vw, 420px);
    margin: 0 auto 32px;
    position: relative;
    padding: 14px;
    background: #ffffff;
    box-shadow:
      0 0 0 1px var(--rule),
      0 28px 60px -30px rgba(26, 22, 18, 0.32);
  }
  .memorial-portrait::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 8px;
    border: 1px solid var(--gold);
    opacity: 0.45;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 2;
  }
  .memorial-portrait img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }

  .memorial-name {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(30px, 4vw, 48px);
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.1;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    color: var(--prithvi);
    margin: 0 auto 10px;
    max-width: 820px;
  }
  .memorial-role {
    font-family: var(--ui);
    font-size: 13px;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-bottom: 36px;
  }

  .memorial-motto {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 30px);
    line-height: 1.45;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin: 0 auto;
    max-width: 680px;
    padding: 0 24px;
    position: relative;
    border: none;
  }
  .memorial-motto .motto-marks {
    position: absolute;
    left: -4px;
    top: -28px;
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 72px;
    line-height: 1;
    color: var(--accent);
    opacity: 0.35;
  }
  .motto-sub {
    display: block;
    font-family: var(--ui);
    font-style: normal;
    font-size: 12.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-top: 14px;
  }

  /* Section kicker — small label used above sections */
  .section-kicker {
    font-family: var(--ui);
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.24em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--accent);
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    padding-bottom: 10px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    display: block;
  }

  /* Founder bio block */
  .founder-bio {
    max-width: 720px;
    margin: 48px auto 0;
    padding-top: 32px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .bio-lead {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(17px, 1.7vw, 21px);
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: 28px;
  }
  .dropcap {
    float: left;
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(56px, 7vw, 84px);
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 0.85;
    color: var(--accent);
    padding: 6px 12px 0 0;
    margin-top: 4px;
  }
  .bio-meta {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 28px;
    margin-top: 32px;
    padding-top: 24px;
    border-top: 1px dashed var(--rule);
  }
  .bio-meta-item {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 6px;
  }
  .bio-meta-label {
    font-family: var(--ui);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
  }
  .bio-meta-value {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 16px;
    color: var(--ink);
    line-height: 1.55;
  }

  /* Family block */
  .family-block {
    max-width: 880px;
    margin: 72px auto 0;
    padding-top: 32px;
  }
  .family-group + .family-group { margin-top: 40px; }
  .family-label {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--prithvi);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
  }
  .family-names {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 10px 28px;
  }
  .family-names--dense {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  }
  .family-names li {
    font-size: 14.5px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    line-height: 1.5;
    padding-left: 14px;
    position: relative;
  }
  .family-names li::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 10px;
    width: 5px;
    height: 5px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--gold);
  }

  /* Bridge link block — used on both pages */
  .bridge-block {
    text-align: center;
    margin: 88px auto 0;
    max-width: 680px;
    padding: 48px 24px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .bridge-lede {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(17px, 1.6vw, 20px);
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: 24px;
  }
  .bridge-link {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    font-family: var(--ui);
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--accent);
    text-decoration: none;
    padding: 10px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
    transition: gap .2s ease, color .2s ease;
  }
  .bridge-link:hover { gap: 16px; color: var(--prithvi); }
  .bridge-link svg { stroke: currentColor; }

  /* ---- ABOUT / CO-FOUNDERS PAGE ---- */
  .about-page {
    padding: 64px 56px 96px;
    background: var(--parchment);
  }
  .about-inner {
    max-width: 1180px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .about-header {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(320px, 1fr) 1fr;
    gap: 56px;
    align-items: end;
    padding: 24px 0 48px;
  }
  .about-eyebrow {
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: var(--ui);
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.24em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--accent);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }
  .about-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(36px, 5vw, 62px);
    line-height: 1.05;
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    color: var(--prithvi);
    font-weight: 700;
  }
  .about-quote {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(17px, 1.6vw, 21px);
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    padding: 0 0 0 24px;
    border-left: 2px solid var(--accent);
    max-width: 480px;
  }
  .about-rule {
    border: none;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    margin: 0 0 48px;
  }
  .about-prose {
    max-width: 760px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .about-prose p {
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.8;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
  }
  .about-prose strong { color: var(--ink); }

  /* VMF strip — parchment with Panchtatva color accents */
  .vmf-strip {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 0;
    margin: 88px 0 0;
    border-top: 2px solid var(--ink);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    background: var(--parchment);
  }
  .vmf-panel {
    position: relative;
    padding: 44px 32px 48px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 14px;
    background: var(--parchment);
  }
  .vmf-panel + .vmf-panel {
    border-left: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .vmf-panel::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: -2px;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    height: 4px;
    background: var(--panel-accent, var(--accent));
  }
  .vmf-vision  { --panel-accent: var(--vayu); }
  .vmf-mission { --panel-accent: var(--jal); }
  .vmf-focus   { --panel-accent: var(--agni); }

  .vmf-icon {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 52px;
    height: 52px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    color: var(--panel-accent, var(--accent));
    background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--panel-accent, var(--accent)) 10%, transparent);
    margin-bottom: 4px;
  }
  .vmf-icon svg {
    width: 26px;
    height: 26px;
  }
  .vmf-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(22px, 2.2vw, 28px);
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--prithvi);
    line-height: 1.2;
  }
  .vmf-panel p {
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    flex: 1;
  }

  /* Core team */
  .core-section {
    margin-top: 112px;
  }
  .team-page {
    padding-top: 24px;
  }
  .team-page .core-section {
    margin-top: 0;
  }
  .core-head {
    max-width: 760px;
    margin: 0 auto 56px;
  }
  .core-heading {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(32px, 3.8vw, 48px);
    color: var(--prithvi);
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.1;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }

  .core-tag {
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: var(--ui);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--accent);
    padding: 6px 10px;
    background: rgba(194, 82, 30, 0.08);
    border-radius: 2px;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
  }
  .core-name {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(24px, 2.6vw, 34px);
    color: var(--prithvi);
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.15;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }

  /* Featured (Anith) — full-width, larger image-left */
  .core-featured {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 380px 1fr;
    gap: 56px;
    align-items: start;
    padding: 48px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    margin-bottom: 56px;
  }
  .core-featured-media {
    position: relative;
  }
  .core-featured-media img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center 25%;
    border-radius: 3px;
    box-shadow: 0 24px 56px -32px rgba(26, 22, 18, 0.45);
  }
  .core-featured-media::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 12px -12px -12px 12px;
    border: 1px solid var(--gold);
    opacity: 0.5;
    z-index: -1;
  }
  .core-featured-body p {
    font-size: 15.5px;
    line-height: 1.75;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    max-width: 620px;
  }
  .core-chips {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 18px 0 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 8px;
  }
  .core-chips li {
    font-family: var(--ui);
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    color: var(--ink);
    padding: 7px 12px;
    background: var(--parchment-deep);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-radius: 999px;
  }

  /* Stack multiple featured rows with rhythm */
  .core-featured + .core-featured {
    margin-top: 0;
    border-top: 0;
  }

  /* Founder highlight — sets the founder apart from the rest of the team */
  .core-featured--founder {
    position: relative;
    padding: 64px 48px 56px;
    margin-bottom: 72px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(168, 133, 72, 0.35);
    border-top: 3px solid var(--gold);
    border-radius: 4px;
    background:
      radial-gradient(circle at top right, rgba(168, 133, 72, 0.07), transparent 55%),
      linear-gradient(180deg, var(--cream) 0%, var(--parchment) 100%);
    box-shadow: 0 30px 60px -40px rgba(122, 74, 43, 0.28);
  }
  .core-featured--founder .core-featured-media img {
    box-shadow: 0 28px 64px -28px rgba(26, 22, 18, 0.55);
  }
  .core-featured--founder .core-featured-media::before {
    border-color: var(--gold);
    opacity: 0.85;
    inset: 14px -14px -14px 14px;
  }
  .core-featured--founder .core-name {
    font-style: italic;
  }
  .core-featured--founder .core-tag {
    background: rgba(168, 133, 72, 0.15);
    color: var(--gold);
  }
  .founder-ribbon {
    position: absolute;
    top: -14px;
    left: 32px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    padding: 7px 14px 7px 12px;
    background: var(--gold);
    color: var(--parchment);
    font-family: var(--ui);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    border-radius: 2px;
    box-shadow: 0 6px 14px -6px rgba(168, 133, 72, 0.6);
  }
  .founder-ribbon svg {
    width: 13px; height: 13px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
  }

  /* Responsive */
  @media (max-width: 960px) {
    .founder-page { padding: 40px 20px 72px; }
    .memorial-portrait { width: min(86vw, 320px); }
    .memorial-eyebrow { flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: 10px; }
    .bio-meta { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; }
    .family-names { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .family-names--dense { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }

    .about-page { padding: 48px 20px 72px; }
    .about-header { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; align-items: start; }
    .about-quote { border-left: none; border-top: 2px solid var(--accent); padding: 16px 0 0; max-width: none; }

    .vmf-strip { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .vmf-panel + .vmf-panel { border-left: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }

    .core-featured { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; padding: 32px 0; }
    .core-featured-media { max-width: 320px; }
    .core-featured-media::before { display: none; }
    .core-featured--founder { padding: 44px 24px 32px; }
    .founder-ribbon { left: 16px; }
  }