
    :root {
      --gold: #c9a84c;
      --gold-light: #e2c47a;
      --gold-dim: rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.15);
      --dark: #0a0a0a;
      --dark-2: #111111;
      --dark-3: #181818;
      --text-light: #e8e2d5;
      --text-muted: #8a8072;
      --serif: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
      --sans: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    }

    *,
    *::before,
    *::after {
      box-sizing: border-box;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
    }

    html {
      scroll-behavior: smooth;
    }

    body {
      background: var(--dark);
      color: var(--text-light);
      font-family: var(--sans);
      font-weight: 300;
      font-size: 15px;
      line-height: 1.8;
      overflow-x: hidden;
    }

    ::-webkit-scrollbar {
      width: 4px;
    }

    ::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
      background: var(--dark);
    }

    ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
      background: var(--gold);
    }

    /* ─── NAVBAR ─── */
    .navbar {
      background: rgba(10, 10, 10, 0.97);
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.2);
      padding: 18px 0;
      position: sticky;
      top: 0;
      z-index: 1000;
    }

    .navbar-brand {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 12px;
      text-decoration: none;
    }

    .navbar-brand-text {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 1.1rem;
      color: var(--text-light);
      letter-spacing: 1px;
    }

    .navbar-brand-sub {
      font-size: 8px;
      letter-spacing: 3px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--gold);
      display: block;
      margin-top: 2px;
    }

    .navbar-nav .nav-link {
      font-family: var(--sans);
      font-size: 11px;
      letter-spacing: 2.5px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--text-muted) !important;
      padding: 0 16px !important;
      transition: color 0.3s;
    }

    .navbar-nav .nav-link:hover,
    .navbar-nav .nav-link.active {
      color: var(--gold) !important;
    }

    .btn-enquire {
      border: 1px solid var(--gold);
      color: var(--gold);
      font-family: var(--sans);
      font-size: 10px;
      letter-spacing: 3px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      padding: 10px 24px;
      background: transparent;
      transition: all 0.3s;
      text-decoration: none;
      white-space: nowrap;
    }

    .btn-enquire:hover {
      background: var(--gold);
      color: var(--dark);
    }

    .navbar-toggler {
      border-color: var(--gold);
    }

    .navbar-toggler-icon {
      background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 30 30'%3e%3cpath stroke='%23c9a84c' stroke-width='2' d='M4 7h22M4 15h22M4 23h22'/%3e%3c/svg%3e");
    }

    /* ─── HERO ─── */
    .hero {
      min-height: 92vh;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
      background: var(--dark);
    }

    /* Full-bleed hero background image */
    .hero-bg {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background-image: url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1622547748225-3fc4abd2cca0?w=1800&fit=crop&q=80');
      background-size: cover;
      background-position: center 30%;
      filter: brightness(0.25);
      transform: scale(1.03);
      animation: slowZoom 12s ease-out forwards;
    }

    @keyframes slowZoom {
      from {
        transform: scale(1.08);
      }

      to {
        transform: scale(1.0);
      }
    }

    .hero-overlay {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background: linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 60%, transparent 100%);
      pointer-events: none;
    }

    .hero-content {
      position: relative;
      z-index: 2;
    }

    .hero-eyebrow {
      font-family: var(--sans);
      font-size: 10px;
      letter-spacing: 4px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--gold);
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 14px;
      margin-bottom: 28px;
      animation: fadeUp 0.9s ease both;
    }

    .hero-eyebrow::before {
      content: '';
      display: block;
      width: 40px;
      height: 1px;
      background: var(--gold);
    }

    .hero h1 {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5.8rem);
      font-weight: 300;
      line-height: 1.1;
      color: var(--text-light);
      margin-bottom: 30px;
      animation: fadeUp 0.9s 0.15s ease both;
    }

    .hero h1 em {
      font-style: italic;
      color: var(--gold);
      font-weight: 400;
    }

    .hero-sub {
      font-size: 13px;
      letter-spacing: 0.5px;
      color: rgba(232, 226, 213, 0.8);
      max-width: 540px;
      line-height: 2;
      margin-bottom: 44px;
      animation: fadeUp 0.9s 0.3s ease both;
    }

    .hero-cta {
      animation: fadeUp 0.9s 0.45s ease both;
    }

    .btn-primary-gold {
      background: var(--gold);
      color: var(--dark);
      font-family: var(--sans);
      font-size: 10px;
      letter-spacing: 3px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      padding: 15px 36px;
      border: none;
      text-decoration: none;
      display: inline-block;
      transition: all 0.3s;
      font-weight: 500;
    }

    .btn-primary-gold:hover {
      background: var(--gold-light);
      color: var(--dark);
    }

    .btn-ghost {
      color: rgba(232, 226, 213, 0.7);
      font-family: var(--sans);
      font-size: 10px;
      letter-spacing: 3px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      padding: 15px 30px;
      border: 1px solid rgba(232, 226, 213, 0.25);
      text-decoration: none;
      display: inline-block;
      transition: all 0.3s;
    }

    .btn-ghost:hover {
      color: var(--gold);
      border-color: var(--gold);
    }

    /* Hero stats */
    .hero-stats {
      margin-top: 70px;
      padding-top: 40px;
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.2);
      animation: fadeUp 0.9s 0.6s ease both;
    }

    .stat-num {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 3rem;
      font-weight: 300;
      color: var(--gold);
      line-height: 1;
    }

    .stat-label {
      font-size: 10px;
      letter-spacing: 2px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: rgba(138, 128, 114, 0.9);
      margin-top: 6px;
    }

    /* Hero scroll cue */
    .hero-scroll {
      position: absolute;
      bottom: 40px;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      z-index: 2;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 8px;
      animation: fadeUp 1s 1.2s ease both;
    }

    .hero-scroll span {
      font-size: 9px;
      letter-spacing: 3px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--text-muted);
    }

    .scroll-line {
      width: 1px;
      height: 50px;
      background: linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--gold), transparent);
      animation: scrollPulse 2s ease-in-out infinite;
    }

    @keyframes scrollPulse {

      0%,
      100% {
        opacity: 0.4;
        transform: scaleY(1);
      }

      50% {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: scaleY(1.15);
      }
    }

    /* ─── TICKER ─── */
    .ticker-wrap {
      background: var(--dark-2);
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.15);
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.15);
      padding: 14px 0;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .ticker-track {
      display: flex;
      white-space: nowrap;
      animation: ticker 32s linear infinite;
    }

    .ticker-item {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 20px;
      font-size: 10px;
      letter-spacing: 3px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--text-muted);
      padding-right: 40px;
    }

    .ticker-item span {
      color: var(--gold);
    }

    @keyframes ticker {
      from {
        transform: translateX(0);
      }

      to {
        transform: translateX(-50%);
      }
    }

    /* ─── SECTION HEADERS ─── */
    .section-label {
      font-size: 10px;
      letter-spacing: 4px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--gold);
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 14px;
      margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .section-label::before {
      content: '';
      display: block;
      width: 30px;
      height: 1px;
      background: var(--gold);
    }

    h2.section-title {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
      font-weight: 300;
      line-height: 1.2;
      color: var(--text-light);
      margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    h2.section-title em {
      font-style: italic;
      color: var(--gold);
    }

    /* ─── ABOUT SECTION ─── */
    .about-section {
      padding: 110px 0;
      background: var(--dark-2);
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .about-section::after {
      content: 'UDAIPUR';
      position: absolute;
      bottom: -30px;
      right: -20px;
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 180px;
      color: rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.025);
      line-height: 1;
      pointer-events: none;
      letter-spacing: 10px;
    }

    .about-text {
      font-size: 14px;
      color: var(--text-muted);
      line-height: 2;
      margin-bottom: 24px;
    }

    .about-highlight {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 1.5rem;
      font-style: italic;
      color: var(--text-light);
      border-left: 2px solid var(--gold);
      padding-left: 24px;
      margin: 36px 0;
      line-height: 1.6;
    }

    .about-img-wrap {
      position: relative;
      padding-bottom: 30px;
    }

    .about-img-main img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 580px;
      object-fit: cover;
      filter: brightness(0.82) contrast(1.05);
    }

    .about-img-overlay {
      position: absolute;
      bottom: 0;
      right: -20px;
      width: 200px;
      height: 240px;
      overflow: hidden;
      border: 3px solid rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.3);
    }

    .about-img-overlay img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      filter: brightness(0.85);
    }

    .about-img-badge {
      position: absolute;
      top: 30px;
      left: -20px;
      background: var(--dark);
      border: 1px solid rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.3);
      padding: 20px 28px;
      text-align: center;
    }

    .badge-num {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 2.8rem;
      color: var(--gold);
      font-weight: 300;
      line-height: 1;
    }

    .badge-text {
      font-size: 9px;
      letter-spacing: 2.5px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--text-muted);
      margin-top: 4px;
    }

    /* ─── PALACE VENUES ─── */
    .palaces-section {
      padding: 110px 0;
    }

    .palace-card {
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
      height: 420px;
      cursor: pointer;
    }

    .palace-card img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      filter: brightness(0.6) contrast(1.05) saturate(0.9);
      transition: transform 0.7s ease, filter 0.5s;
    }

    .palace-card:hover img {
      transform: scale(1.06);
      filter: brightness(0.45);
    }

    .palace-card-body {
      position: absolute;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 0;
      right: 0;
      padding: 36px 32px;
      background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85) 0%, transparent 100%);
      transition: padding 0.4s;
    }

    .palace-card:hover .palace-card-body {
      padding-bottom: 48px;
    }

    .palace-tag {
      font-size: 9px;
      letter-spacing: 3px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--gold);
      margin-bottom: 8px;
    }

    .palace-name {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 1.6rem;
      font-weight: 300;
      color: var(--text-light);
      line-height: 1.2;
    }

    .palace-desc {
      font-size: 12px;
      color: rgba(232, 226, 213, 0.7);
      margin-top: 10px;
      line-height: 1.8;
      max-height: 0;
      overflow: hidden;
      transition: max-height 0.4s ease;
    }

    .palace-card:hover .palace-desc {
      max-height: 80px;
    }

    /* ─── WHY UDAIPUR ─── */
    .why-section {
      padding: 110px 0;
      background: var(--dark-2);
    }

    .why-card {
      background: var(--dark-3);
      border: 1px solid rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.1);
      padding: 40px 36px;
      height: 100%;
      transition: border-color 0.3s, transform 0.3s;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .why-card::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 0;
      height: 2px;
      background: var(--gold);
      transition: width 0.4s ease;
    }

    .why-card:hover::after {
      width: 100%;
    }

    .why-card:hover {
      border-color: rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.4);
      transform: translateY(-4px);
    }

    .why-icon {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 2.5rem;
      color: var(--gold);
      margin-bottom: 20px;
      display: block;
    }

    .why-card h4 {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 1.4rem;
      font-weight: 400;
      color: var(--text-light);
      margin-bottom: 14px;
    }

    .why-card p {
      font-size: 13px;
      color: var(--text-muted);
      line-height: 1.9;
    }

    /* ─── PORTFOLIO ─── */
    .portfolio-section {
      padding: 110px 0;
    }

    .portfolio-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr);
      gap: 10px;
    }

    .port-item {
      overflow: hidden;
      position: relative;
      cursor: pointer;
    }

    .port-item img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      display: block;
      filter: brightness(0.75) contrast(1.1) saturate(0.85);
      transition: transform 0.65s ease, filter 0.4s;
    }

    .port-item:hover img {
      transform: scale(1.05);
      filter: brightness(0.55) contrast(1.1) saturate(0.8);
    }

    .port-overlay {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75) 0%, transparent 55%);
      opacity: 0;
      transition: opacity 0.4s;
      display: flex;
      align-items: flex-end;
      padding: 28px;
    }

    .port-item:hover .port-overlay {
      opacity: 1;
    }

    .port-overlay-text {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 1.2rem;
      color: var(--text-light);
    }

    .port-overlay-sub {
      font-size: 10px;
      letter-spacing: 2px;
      color: var(--gold);
      text-transform: uppercase;
      margin-bottom: 4px;
    }

    .p1 {
      grid-column: span 7;
      height: 480px;
    }

    .p2 {
      grid-column: span 5;
      height: 480px;
    }

    .p3 {
      grid-column: span 4;
      height: 300px;
    }

    .p4 {
      grid-column: span 4;
      height: 300px;
    }

    .p5 {
      grid-column: span 4;
      height: 300px;
    }

    /* ─── EXPERIENCE STRIP ─── */
    .exp-strip {
      background: var(--dark-2);
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.12);
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.12);
      padding: 60px 0;
    }

    .exp-item {
      text-align: center;
    }

    .exp-num {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 3.5rem;
      font-weight: 300;
      color: var(--gold);
      line-height: 1;
    }

    .exp-label {
      font-size: 10px;
      letter-spacing: 2.5px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--text-muted);
      margin-top: 8px;
    }

    .exp-divider {
      width: 1px;
      background: rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.2);
      align-self: stretch;
    }

    /* ─── TESTIMONIALS ─── */
    .testi-section {
      padding: 110px 0;
    }

    .testi-card {
      background: var(--dark-2);
      border: 1px solid rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.1);
      padding: 48px 40px;
      position: relative;
      height: 100%;
    }

    .testi-card::before {
      content: '\201C';
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 5rem;
      color: var(--gold);
      opacity: 0.25;
      position: absolute;
      top: 18px;
      left: 28px;
      line-height: 1;
    }

    .testi-text {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 1.1rem;
      font-style: italic;
      color: var(--text-light);
      line-height: 1.9;
      margin-bottom: 28px;
      padding-top: 20px;
    }

    .testi-name {
      font-size: 11px;
      letter-spacing: 2px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--gold);
    }

    .testi-event {
      font-size: 11px;
      color: var(--text-muted);
      margin-top: 4px;
    }

    /* ─── FAQ ─── */
    .faq-section {
      padding: 110px 0;
      background: var(--dark-2);
    }

    .accordion-item {
      background: transparent !important;
      border: none !important;
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.15) !important;
      border-radius: 0 !important;
    }

    .accordion-button {
      background: transparent !important;
      color: var(--text-light) !important;
      font-family: var(--serif) !important;
      font-size: 1.15rem !important;
      font-weight: 400 !important;
      padding: 24px 0 !important;
      box-shadow: none !important;
    }

    .accordion-button::after {
      background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 16 16' fill='%23c9a84c'%3e%3cpath fill-rule='evenodd' d='M1.646 4.646a.5.5 0 0 1 .708 0L8 10.293l5.646-5.647a.5.5 0 0 1 .708.708l-6 6a.5.5 0 0 1-.708 0l-6-6a.5.5 0 0 1 0-.708z'/%3e%3c/svg%3e") !important;
    }

    .accordion-button:not(.collapsed) {
      color: var(--gold) !important;
    }

    .accordion-body {
      padding: 0 0 28px 0 !important;
      font-size: 13px;
      color: var(--text-muted);
      line-height: 2;
    }

    /* ─── CTA BAND ─── */
    .cta-band {
      padding: 130px 0;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
      text-align: center;
    }

    .cta-band-bg {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background-image: url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1599661046289-e31897846e41?w=1600&fit=crop&q=70');
      background-size: cover;
      background-position: center;
      filter: brightness(0.15);
    }

    .cta-band-overlay {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background: radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 80% at 50% 50%, rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.07) 0%, transparent 70%);
    }

    .cta-band-content {
      position: relative;
      z-index: 2;
    }

    .cta-band h2 {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
      font-weight: 300;
      color: var(--text-light);
      margin-bottom: 20px;
      line-height: 1.1;
    }

    .cta-band h2 em {
      font-style: italic;
      color: var(--gold);
    }

    .cta-band p {
      font-size: 13px;
      color: var(--text-muted);
      max-width: 520px;
      margin: 0 auto 40px;
      line-height: 2;
    }

    .pricing-note {
      font-size: 10px;
      letter-spacing: 2.5px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--text-muted);
      margin-top: 20px;
    }

    .pricing-note span {
      color: var(--gold);
    }

    /* ─── FOOTER ─── */
    footer {
      background: var(--dark-2);
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.12);
      padding: 70px 0 40px;
    }

    .footer-brand {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 1.4rem;
      color: var(--text-light);
      margin-bottom: 12px;
    }

    .footer-tagline {
      font-size: 10px;
      letter-spacing: 2.5px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--text-muted);
    }

    .footer-heading {
      font-size: 10px;
      letter-spacing: 3px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--gold);
      margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .footer-links {
      list-style: none;
      padding: 0;
    }

    .footer-links li {
      margin-bottom: 10px;
    }

    .footer-links a {
      font-size: 12px;
      color: var(--text-muted);
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: color 0.3s;
    }

    .footer-links a:hover {
      color: var(--gold);
    }

    .footer-bottom {
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.1);
      padding-top: 28px;
      margin-top: 50px;
      font-size: 11px;
      color: var(--text-muted);
    }

    .footer-bottom a {
      color: var(--gold);
      text-decoration: none;
    }

    /* ─── ANIMATIONS ─── */
    @keyframes fadeUp {
      from {
        opacity: 0;
        transform: translateY(30px);
      }

      to {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateY(0);
      }
    }

    @keyframes fadeIn {
      from {
        opacity: 0;
      }

      to {
        opacity: 1;
      }
    }

    .reveal {
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(28px);
      transition: opacity 0.7s ease, transform 0.7s ease;
    }

    .reveal.visible {
      opacity: 1;
      transform: translateY(0);
    }

    .gold-divider {
      width: 60px;
      height: 1px;
      background: var(--gold);
      margin: 0 auto 20px;
    }

    .gold-divider-left {
      width: 60px;
      height: 1px;
      background: var(--gold);
      margin: 0 0 20px;
    }

    /* WhatsApp float */
    .wa-float {
      position: fixed;
      bottom: 32px;
      right: 32px;
      background: #25D366;
      width: 52px;
      height: 52px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      z-index: 9999;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(37, 211, 102, 0.4);
      transition: transform 0.3s;
    }

    .wa-float:hover {
      transform: scale(1.1);
    }

    .wa-float svg {
      width: 28px;
      height: 28px;
      fill: #fff;
    }

    @media (max-width: 991px) {
      .hero {
        min-height: auto;
        padding: 100px 0 80px;
      }

      .hero-scroll {
        display: none;
      }

      .about-img-overlay {
        display: none;
      }

      .about-img-badge {
        position: static;
        margin-top: 16px;
        display: inline-block;
      }

      .p1,
      .p2 {
        grid-column: span 6;
        height: 260px;
      }

      .p3,
      .p4,
      .p5 {
        grid-column: span 6;
        height: 220px;
      }

      .palace-card {
        height: 320px;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 576px) {

      .p1,
      .p2,
      .p3,
      .p4,
      .p5 {
        grid-column: span 12;
        height: 220px;
      }

      .palace-card {
        height: 280px;
      }
    }
