/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════
   MITHILA HOME — WordPress Page Template Styles
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════ */

/* ── RESET + BASE ── */
.mithila-home-template,
.mithila-home-template *,
.mithila-home-template *::before,
.mithila-home-template *::after {
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
      box-sizing: border-box;
}

:root {
      --ink: #2c2520;
      --ink-light: #4a3f37;
      --cream: #faf6f0;
      --warm-white: #fffcf7;
      --deep-cream: #f7f2ea;
      --saffron: #c8713a;
      --saffron-light: #d4884f;
      --deep-red: #8b2e2e;
      --gold: #c9a84c;
      --muted: #7a7067;
      --muted-light: #a09888;
      --border: rgba(44, 37, 32, 0.08);
      --shadow-warm: 0 8px 40px rgba(44, 37, 32, 0.06);
      --shadow-warm-lg: 0 20px 60px rgba(44, 37, 32, 0.08);
      --serif: 'Instrument Serif', Georgia, serif;
      --sans: 'DM Sans', system-ui, sans-serif;
}

.mithila-home-template html {
      scroll-behavior: auto;
      overflow-x: hidden;
}

.mithila-home-template {
      font-family: var(--sans);
      background: var(--warm-white);
      color: var(--ink);
      line-height: 1.6;
      -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
      -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
      overflow-x: hidden;
}

.mithila-home-template a {
      color: inherit;
      text-decoration: none;
}

.mithila-home-template img {
      max-width: 100%;
      display: block;
}

.mithila-home-template button {
      font-family: inherit;
      cursor: pointer;
      border: none;
      background: none;
}

/* ── GRAIN OVERLAY ── */
.grain {
      position: fixed;
      inset: 0;
      pointer-events: none;
      z-index: 9999;
      opacity: 0.06;
      mix-blend-mode: multiply;
      background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 256 256' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='noise'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23noise)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
      background-size: 240px 240px;
      will-change: opacity;
      transform: translateZ(0);
}

/* ── NAVBAR ── */
.mithila-navbar {
      position: fixed;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      right: 0;
      z-index: 1000;
      padding: 20px 48px;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      transition: all 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
}

.mithila-navbar.scrolled {
      padding: 14px 48px;
      background: rgba(255, 252, 247, 0.92);
      backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
      -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
      box-shadow: 0 1px 24px rgba(44, 37, 32, 0.06);
}

.nav-logo {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 22px;
      font-weight: 400;
      color: var(--ink);
      transition: transform 0.4s ease;
}

.mithila-navbar.scrolled .nav-logo {
      transform: scale(0.92);
}

.nav-logo em {
      color: var(--saffron);
      font-style: italic;
}

.nav-links {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 36px;
      list-style: none;
}

.nav-links a {
      font-size: 14px;
      font-weight: 400;
      color: var(--ink-light);
      position: relative;
      letter-spacing: 0.3px;
      transition: color 0.3s;
}

.nav-links a::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      bottom: -4px;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 1px;
      background: var(--saffron);
      transform: scaleX(0);
      transform-origin: left;
      transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
}

.nav-links a:hover {
      color: var(--saffron);
}

.nav-links a:hover::after {
      transform: scaleX(1);
}

.nav-cta {
      font-size: 13px;
      font-weight: 500;
      color: var(--warm-white) !important;
      background: var(--saffron);
      padding: 10px 24px;
      border-radius: 100px;
      letter-spacing: 0.3px;
      transition: background 0.3s, transform 0.3s;
}

.nav-cta::after {
      display: none !important;
}

.nav-cta:hover {
      background: var(--saffron-light);
      transform: translateY(-1px);
}

/* Mobile nav toggle */
.nav-toggle {
      display: none;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 5px;
      cursor: pointer;
      padding: 0;
}

.nav-toggle span {
      width: 24px;
      height: 2px;
      background: var(--ink);
      border-radius: 2px;
      transition: 0.3s;
}

.nav-toggle.active span:nth-child(1) {
      transform: translateY(7px) rotate(45deg);
}

.nav-toggle.active span:nth-child(2) {
      opacity: 0;
}

.nav-toggle.active span:nth-child(3) {
      transform: translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg);
}

/* ── HERO ── */
.hero {
      position: relative;
      height: 100vh;
      min-height: 600px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      text-align: center;
      overflow: hidden;
      background: var(--warm-white);
      isolation: isolate;
}

.hero-bg {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background: url('https://thelittlefarm.co.in/cdn/shop/articles/recipes-with-achar.jpg?v=1676618394') center/cover no-repeat;
      transform: scale(0.82) translateZ(0);
      transform-origin: center center;
      border-radius: 20px;
      overflow: hidden;
      box-shadow: 0 18px 52px rgba(20, 15, 10, 0.2);
      will-change: transform;
      backface-visibility: hidden;
}

.hero-bg::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      inset: 16px;
      border: 1px solid rgba(255, 252, 247, 0.32);
      border-radius: 16px;
      pointer-events: none;
      z-index: 2;
}

.hero-overlay {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      border-radius: inherit;
      background:
            radial-gradient(ellipse 72% 62% at 50% 52%, rgba(200, 113, 58, 0.28) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18) 66%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55) 100%),
            linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(44, 37, 32, 0.06) 0%, rgba(44, 37, 32, 0.5) 55%, rgba(44, 37, 32, 0.76) 100%);
      opacity: 1;
      pointer-events: none;
      z-index: 1;
      will-change: opacity;
      transform: translateZ(0);
}

.hero-content {
      position: relative;
      z-index: 2;
      max-width: 800px;
      padding: 0 32px;
      will-change: transform, opacity;
      backface-visibility: hidden;
}

.hero-content::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 50%;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
      width: 600px;
      height: 400px;
      background: radial-gradient(ellipse, rgba(200, 113, 58, 0.08) 0%, transparent 70%);
      pointer-events: none;
      z-index: -1;
}

/* Floating decorative stars */
.hero-decor {
      position: absolute;
      color: rgba(200, 113, 58, 0.25);
      font-size: 14px;
      z-index: 2;
      pointer-events: none;
      animation: heroFloat 6s ease-in-out infinite;
      opacity: 0;
}

.hero-decor:nth-child(1) {
      top: 22%;
      left: 12%;
      animation-delay: 0s;
      font-size: 10px;
}

.hero-decor:nth-child(2) {
      top: 18%;
      right: 14%;
      animation-delay: 2s;
      font-size: 16px;
      color: rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.2);
}

.hero-decor:nth-child(3) {
      bottom: 28%;
      left: 8%;
      animation-delay: 4s;
      font-size: 12px;
}

.hero-decor:nth-child(4) {
      bottom: 24%;
      right: 10%;
      animation-delay: 1s;
      font-size: 8px;
      color: rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.18);
}

@keyframes heroFloat {
      0%, 100% {
            transform: translateY(0) rotate(0deg);
            opacity: 0.4;
      }
      50% {
            transform: translateY(-12px) rotate(15deg);
            opacity: 0.8;
      }
}

.hero-badge {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 8px;
      background: rgba(251, 251, 250, 0.899);
      backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
      -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
      border: 1px solid var(--saffron);
      border-radius: 100px;
      padding: 10px 24px;
      font-size: 11px;
      letter-spacing: 2.5px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--saffron);
      margin-bottom: 20px;
      opacity: 0;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 24px rgba(200, 113, 58, 0.1), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
}

.hero h1 {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: clamp(44px, 7vw, 88px);
      font-weight: 400;
      line-height: 1.05;
      color: var(--warm-white);
      margin-bottom: 28px;
      text-shadow:
            0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5),
            0 12px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4),
            0 0 80px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
}

.hero h1 .word {
      display: inline-block;
      overflow: hidden;
      vertical-align: top;
      padding-bottom: 4px;
}

.hero h1 .word-inner {
      display: inline-block;
      transform: translateY(110%);
}

.hero h1 em {
      color: var(--saffron-light);
      font-style: italic;
      text-shadow:
            0 0 30px rgba(200, 113, 58, 0.35),
            0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5),
            0 12px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}

.hero-sub {
      font-size: 17px;
      color: rgba(255, 252, 247, 0.9);
      max-width: 500px;
      margin: 0 auto 44px;
      line-height: 1.75;
      letter-spacing: 0.2px;
      opacity: 0;
      text-shadow:
            0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5),
            0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}

.hero-cta {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 10px;
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--saffron) 0%, var(--saffron-light) 100%);
      color: var(--warm-white);
      padding: 17px 40px;
      border-radius: 100px;
      font-size: 15px;
      font-weight: 500;
      letter-spacing: 0.3px;
      transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
      box-shadow:
            0 4px 24px rgba(200, 113, 58, 0.25),
            0 0 0 0 rgba(200, 113, 58, 0);
      opacity: 0;
      transform: scale(0.9);
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
      animation: ctaPulse 3s ease-in-out infinite 2.5s;
}

.hero-cta::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: -100%;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15), transparent);
      transition: none;
}

.hero-cta:hover::before {
      left: 100%;
      transition: left 0.6s ease;
}

.hero-cta:hover {
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--saffron-light) 0%, var(--saffron) 100%);
      transform: translateY(-3px) scale(1);
      box-shadow:
            0 8px 32px rgba(200, 113, 58, 0.35),
            0 0 0 4px rgba(200, 113, 58, 0.1);
}

@keyframes ctaPulse {
      0%, 100% {
            box-shadow: 0 4px 24px rgba(200, 113, 58, 0.25), 0 0 0 0 rgba(200, 113, 58, 0.15);
      }
      50% {
            box-shadow: 0 4px 24px rgba(200, 113, 58, 0.25), 0 0 0 8px rgba(200, 113, 58, 0);
      }
}

.hero-cta svg {
      width: 16px;
      height: 16px;
      transition: transform 0.3s;
}

.hero-cta:hover svg {
      transform: translateX(3px);
}

.hero-scroll-hint {
      position: absolute;
      bottom: 0px;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 8px;
      opacity: 0;
      z-index: 2;
      color: var(--saffron-light);
}

.hero-scroll-hint span {
      font-size: 10px;
      letter-spacing: 2.5px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--muted-light);
}

.scroll-chevron {
      width: 16px;
      height: 16px;
      border-right: 1.5px solid var(--saffron);
      border-bottom: 1.5px solid var(--saffron);
      transform: rotate(45deg);
      animation: scrollBounce 2s ease-in-out infinite;
      opacity: 0.6;
}

.scroll-line {
      width: 1px;
      height: 32px;
      background: linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--saffron), transparent);
      animation: scrollPulse 2s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes scrollBounce {
      0%, 100% {
            transform: rotate(45deg) translateY(0);
            opacity: 0.4;
      }
      50% {
            transform: rotate(45deg) translateY(4px);
            opacity: 0.8;
      }
}

@keyframes scrollPulse {
      0%, 100% {
            opacity: 0.3;
            transform: scaleY(0.6);
      }
      50% {
            opacity: 1;
            transform: scaleY(1);
      }
}

/* ── ABOUT SECTION ── */
.about {
      background: var(--cream);
      padding: 140px 48px;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
}

.about::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: -80px;
      right: -120px;
      width: 400px;
      height: 400px;
      background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(200, 113, 58, 0.04) 0%, transparent 70%);
      border-radius: 50%;
      pointer-events: none;
}

.about-inner {
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      gap: 80px;
      align-items: center;
}

.about-text {
      max-width: 500px;
}

.section-tag {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 10px;
      font-size: 11px;
      letter-spacing: 3px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--saffron);
      margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.section-tag::before {
      content: '';
      width: 24px;
      height: 1px;
      background: var(--saffron);
}

.about-text h2 {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: clamp(36px, 4vw, 52px);
      font-weight: 400;
      line-height: 1.1;
      color: var(--ink);
      margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.about-text h2 em {
      color: var(--saffron);
      font-style: italic;
}

.about-text p {
      font-size: 15px;
      color: var(--muted);
      line-height: 1.8;
      margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.about-quote {
      margin-top: 32px;
      padding-left: 24px;
      position: relative;
}

.about-quote::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      left: 0;
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      width: 2px;
      background: var(--saffron);
      transform-origin: top;
}

.about-quote p {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 18px;
      font-style: italic;
      color: var(--ink-light);
      line-height: 1.6;
}

.about-image-wrap {
      position: relative;
      will-change: transform;
}

.about-image {
      width: 100%;
      height: 520px;
      object-fit: cover;
      border-radius: 16px;
      transform: rotate(-2deg);
      box-shadow: var(--shadow-warm-lg);
      clip-path: inset(0 100% 0 0);
      will-change: clip-path;
      backface-visibility: hidden;
}

.about-image-decor {
      position: absolute;
      top: -20px;
      right: -20px;
      bottom: -20px;
      width: 80px;
      border: 2px solid rgba(200, 113, 58, 0.15);
      border-radius: 16px;
      transform: rotate(3deg);
      opacity: 0;
      z-index: -1;
}

/* ── COLLECTIONS — HORIZONTAL SCROLL ── */
.collections {
      background: var(--warm-white);
      padding-top: 120px;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
}

.collections-header {
      text-align: center;
      max-width: 600px;
      margin: 0 auto 60px;
      padding: 0 32px;
}

.collections-header h2 {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: clamp(36px, 4vw, 52px);
      font-weight: 400;
      line-height: 1.1;
      color: var(--ink);
      margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.collections-header h2 em {
      color: var(--saffron);
      font-style: italic;
}

.collections-header p {
      font-size: 15px;
      color: var(--muted);
      line-height: 1.7;
}

.collections-track-wrapper {
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
      height: 100vh;
}

.collections-track {
      display: flex;
      width: 300vw;
      will-change: transform;
}

.collection-card {
      width: 100vw;
      min-height: 80vh;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      padding: 120px 80px;
}

.collection-card:nth-child(1) {
      background: rgba(200, 113, 58, 0.03);
}

.collection-card:nth-child(2) {
      background: rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.04);
}

.collection-card:nth-child(3) {
      background: rgba(139, 46, 46, 0.03);
}

.card-inner {
      max-width: 1100px;
      width: 100%;
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 1fr;
      gap: 80px;
      align-items: center;
}

.card-image-wrap {
      position: relative;
      border-radius: 20px;
      overflow: hidden;
      box-shadow: var(--shadow-warm-lg);
}

.card-image {
      width: 100%;
      height: 440px;
      object-fit: cover;
      transition: transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
}

.card-image-wrap:hover .card-image {
      transform: scale(1.04);
}

.card-text .section-tag {
      margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.card-text h3 {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: clamp(32px, 3.5vw, 48px);
      font-weight: 400;
      color: var(--ink);
      margin-bottom: 12px;
      line-height: 1.1;
}

.card-text .tagline {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-style: italic;
      font-size: 18px;
      color: var(--saffron);
      margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.card-text p {
      font-size: 15px;
      color: var(--muted);
      line-height: 1.8;
      margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.card-link {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 8px;
      font-size: 14px;
      font-weight: 500;
      color: var(--saffron);
      transition: gap 0.3s;
}

.card-link:hover {
      gap: 14px;
}

.card-link svg {
      width: 16px;
      height: 16px;
}

/* Collection progress dots */
.collections-progress {
      position: fixed;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      bottom: 24px;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 12px;
      padding: 10px 14px;
      background: rgba(255, 252, 247, 0.9);
      border: 1px solid rgba(44, 37, 32, 0.08);
      border-radius: 999px;
      box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(44, 37, 32, 0.08);
      z-index: 50;
      pointer-events: none;
      opacity: 0;
      transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}

.collections-progress.visible {
      opacity: 1;
}

.progress-dot {
      width: 8px;
      height: 8px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background: rgba(200, 113, 58, 0.2);
      transition: all 0.4s;
      pointer-events: auto;
}

.progress-dot.active {
      background: var(--saffron);
      transform: scale(1.3);
}

/* ── PEOPLE SECTION ── */
.people {
      background: linear-gradient(180deg, #f8f3ec 0%, #f6f1ea 100%);
      padding: 136px 48px;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
}

.people::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background:
            radial-gradient(circle at 15% 20%, rgba(200, 113, 58, 0.08), transparent 42%),
            radial-gradient(circle at 82% 78%, rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.08), transparent 38%);
      opacity: 0.65;
      pointer-events: none;
}

.people-inner {
      max-width: 1120px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 1;
}

.people-header {
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 58px;
}

.people-header h2 {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: clamp(36px, 4vw, 52px);
      font-weight: 400;
      line-height: 1.1;
      color: var(--ink);
      margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.people-header h2 .word {
      display: inline-block;
      overflow: hidden;
      vertical-align: top;
      padding-bottom: 4px;
}

.people-header h2 .word-inner {
      display: inline-block;
}

.people-header h2 em {
      color: var(--saffron);
      font-style: italic;
}

.people-header p {
      font-size: 15px;
      color: var(--muted);
      max-width: 560px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      line-height: 1.7;
}

.people-grid--duo {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
      gap: 26px;
}

.person-card--duo {
      background: rgba(255, 252, 247, 0.96);
      border-radius: 24px;
      border: 1px solid rgba(44, 37, 32, 0.08);
      box-shadow: 0 12px 36px rgba(44, 37, 32, 0.05);
      transition: transform 0.35s ease, box-shadow 0.35s ease, border-color 0.35s ease;
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(18px);
      will-change: transform, opacity;
      overflow: hidden;
}

.person-card--duo:hover {
      transform: translateY(-4px) !important;
      border-color: rgba(200, 113, 58, 0.25);
      box-shadow: 0 18px 42px rgba(44, 37, 32, 0.08);
}

.person-media {
      position: relative;
      aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
      overflow: hidden;
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(10px);
}

.person-media::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 35%, rgba(18, 13, 13, 0.42) 100%);
}

.person-media img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      transition: transform 0.5s ease;
}

.person-card--duo:hover .person-media img {
      transform: scale(1.03);
}

.person-head {
      padding: 20px 24px 0;
      margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.person-avatar {
      width: 52px;
      height: 52px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background: linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(255, 252, 247, 0.34), rgba(200, 113, 58, 0.38));
      border: 1px solid rgba(255, 252, 247, 0.48);
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      position: absolute;
      left: 18px;
      bottom: 16px;
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 23px;
      color: var(--warm-white);
      transition: border-color 0.35s ease;
      z-index: 2;
}

.person-card--duo:hover .person-avatar {
      border-color: rgba(255, 252, 247, 0.78);
}

.person-meta {
      min-width: 0;
}

.person-name {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: clamp(26px, 2.2vw, 30px);
      color: var(--ink);
      line-height: 1.1;
      margin-bottom: 8px;
      text-align: left;
}

.person-role {
      font-size: 12px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      color: var(--muted);
      text-align: left;
}

.person-quote {
      font-size: 15px;
      font-style: normal;
      color: var(--ink-light);
      line-height: 1.7;
      position: relative;
      padding: 18px 24px 24px;
      text-align: left;
      opacity: 0;
}

.person-quote::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 24px;
      width: 58px;
      height: 1px;
      background: rgba(200, 113, 58, 0.28);
}

/* ── MISSION SECTION ── */
.mission {
      background: var(--warm-white);
      padding: 160px 48px;
      text-align: center;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
}

.mission-bg-pattern {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='100' height='100' viewBox='0 0 100 100' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cpath d='M50 5L55 20H70L58 30L63 45L50 35L37 45L42 30L30 20H45Z' fill='%23c8713a' fill-opacity='0.015'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
      opacity: 0;
      will-change: transform, opacity;
      pointer-events: none;
      transform: scale(1.1);
}

.mission-inner {
      max-width: 720px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      position: relative;
}

.mission h2 {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: clamp(36px, 5vw, 60px);
      font-weight: 400;
      line-height: 1.1;
      color: var(--ink);
      margin-bottom: 36px;
}

.mission h2 .word {
      display: inline-block;
      overflow: hidden;
      vertical-align: top;
      padding-bottom: 4px;
}

.mission h2 .word-inner {
      display: inline-block;
}

.mission h2 em {
      color: var(--saffron);
      font-style: italic;
}

.mission-body p {
      font-size: 16px;
      color: var(--muted);
      line-height: 1.8;
      margin-bottom: 24px;
      max-width: 620px;
      margin-left: auto;
      margin-right: auto;
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(30px);
}

.mission-tagline {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 22px;
      font-style: italic;
      color: var(--ink-light);
      margin-top: 48px;
      position: relative;
}

.mission-tagline .typewriter-text {
      border-right: 2px solid var(--saffron);
      padding-right: 4px;
      animation: blink 1s step-end infinite;
}

@keyframes blink {
      0%, 100% {
            border-color: var(--saffron);
      }
      50% {
            border-color: transparent;
      }
}

/* ── FOOTER ── */
.footer {
      position: relative;
      z-index: 60;
      background: transparent;
      color: var(--cream);
      padding: 34px 4px 4px;
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(40px);
}

.footer-shell {
      width: 96%;
      margin: 0 auto;
      border-radius: 24px;
      border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
      background:
            radial-gradient(circle at 8% 14%, rgba(200, 113, 58, 0.14), transparent 36%),
            radial-gradient(circle at 88% 8%, rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.1), transparent 32%),
            linear-gradient(180deg, #2e1f1d 0%, #261917 44%, #120d0d 100%);
      box-shadow: 0 26px 60px rgba(8, 6, 7, 0.35);
      overflow: visible;
      position: relative;
      padding: 56px 42px 140px;
}

.footer-shell::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      border-radius: inherit;
      pointer-events: none;
      background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06), transparent 34%);
      opacity: 0.35;
}

.footer-inner {
      position: relative;
      z-index: 2;
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1.45fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;
      gap: 38px;
      margin-bottom: 42px;
}

.footer-brand h3 {
      font-family: var(--serif);
      font-size: 30px;
      font-weight: 400;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.footer-brand h3 em {
      color: var(--saffron);
      font-style: italic;
}

.footer-brand p {
      font-size: 14px;
      color: var(--muted-light);
      line-height: 1.7;
      max-width: 320px;
      margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.footer-newsletter {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 10px;
      max-width: 360px;
      margin-bottom: 22px;
}

.footer-newsletter input {
      flex: 1;
      height: 42px;
      border-radius: 999px;
      border: 1px solid rgba(250, 246, 240, 0.12);
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.09);
      color: var(--cream);
      padding: 0 16px;
      outline: none;
      font-size: 14px;
}

.footer-newsletter input::placeholder {
      color: rgba(250, 246, 240, 0.55);
}

.footer-newsletter input:focus {
      border-color: rgba(200, 113, 58, 0.65);
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.13);
}

.footer-newsletter button {
      height: 42px;
      border-radius: 999px;
      padding: 0 18px;
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--saffron), var(--saffron-light));
      color: var(--warm-white);
      font-size: 14px;
      font-weight: 500;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, filter 0.3s ease;
}

.footer-newsletter button:hover {
      transform: translateY(-1px);
      filter: brightness(1.06);
}

.footer-brand .location {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 6px;
      font-size: 13px;
      color: var(--saffron);
}

.footer-brand .location svg {
      width: 14px;
      height: 14px;
}

.footer-col h4 {
      font-size: 12px;
      letter-spacing: 2px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: rgba(250, 246, 240, 0.66);
      margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.footer-col ul {
      list-style: none;
}

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

.footer-col a {
      font-size: 14px;
      color: rgba(250, 246, 240, 0.74);
      position: relative;
      transition: color 0.3s;
}

.footer-col a::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      bottom: -2px;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 1px;
      background: var(--saffron);
      transform: scaleX(0);
      transform-origin: left;
      transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
}

.footer-col a:hover {
      color: var(--cream);
}

.footer-col a:hover::after {
      transform: scaleX(1);
}

.footer-bottom {
      position: relative;
      z-index: 2;
      padding-top: 22px;
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      font-size: 13px;
      color: rgba(250, 246, 240, 0.72);
}

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

.footer-social a {
      width: 34px;
      height: 34px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      border: 1px solid rgba(250, 246, 240, 0.28);
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      font-size: 12px;
      color: rgba(250, 246, 240, 0.82);
      transition: border-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease;
}

.footer-social a:hover {
      border-color: rgba(200, 113, 58, 0.75);
      color: var(--warm-white);
      transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.footer-display {
      position: absolute;
      left: 1%;
      right: auto;
      width: 100%;
      bottom: -30px;
      z-index: 1;
      font-family: var(--sans);
      font-size: clamp(38px, 7.5vw, 120px);
      font-weight: 700;
      letter-spacing: 0.02em;
      line-height: 0.88;
      white-space: nowrap;
      pointer-events: none;
      background: linear-gradient(
            180deg,
            rgba(225, 190, 150, 0.7) 0%,
            rgba(200, 133, 78, 0.55) 30%,
            rgba(160, 90, 45, 0.35) 58%,
            rgba(40, 20, 15, 0.08) 100%
      );
      -webkit-background-clip: text;
      background-clip: text;
      color: transparent;
      text-align: center;
      will-change: transform, opacity;
}

/* ── RESPONSIVE ── */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
      .about-inner {
            grid-template-columns: 1fr;
            gap: 48px;
      }

      .about-text {
            max-width: 100%;
      }

      .about-image {
            height: 380px;
            transform: rotate(0);
      }

      .card-inner {
            grid-template-columns: 1fr;
            gap: 40px;
      }

      .card-image {
            height: 320px;
      }

      .people {
            padding: 120px 40px;
      }

      .people-grid--duo {
            grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
            gap: 20px;
      }

      .person-name {
            font-size: 24px;
      }

      .person-head {
            padding: 18px 20px 0;
      }

      .person-quote {
            padding: 16px 20px 22px;
      }

      .person-quote::before {
            left: 20px;
      }

      .footer-shell {
            padding: 52px 34px 124px;
      }

      .footer-inner {
            grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
            gap: 36px 30px;
      }

      .footer-display {
            font-size: clamp(36px, 8.5vw, 100px);
      }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
      .mithila-navbar {
            padding: 16px 24px;
      }

      .mithila-navbar.scrolled {
            padding: 12px 24px;
      }

      .nav-links {
            display: none;
      }

      .nav-toggle {
            display: flex;
            z-index: 1002;
      }

      .mithila-navbar.nav-open {
            background: rgba(255, 252, 247, 0.95);
            backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
            -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
            box-shadow: 0 8px 30px rgba(44, 37, 32, 0.08);
      }

      .mithila-navbar.nav-open .nav-links {
            position: absolute;
            top: calc(100% + 10px);
            left: 24px;
            right: 24px;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 2px;
            list-style: none;
            background: rgba(255, 252, 247, 0.96);
            border: 1px solid rgba(44, 37, 32, 0.08);
            border-radius: 16px;
            padding: 10px;
            box-shadow: 0 16px 32px rgba(44, 37, 32, 0.1);
            z-index: 1001;
      }

      .mithila-navbar.nav-open .nav-links a {
            display: block;
            padding: 11px 12px;
            border-radius: 10px;
      }

      .mithila-navbar.nav-open .nav-links a:hover {
            background: rgba(200, 113, 58, 0.08);
      }

      .mithila-navbar.nav-open .nav-links .nav-cta {
            display: block;
            text-align: center;
            margin-top: 6px;
      }

      .hero h1 {
            font-size: clamp(36px, 10vw, 56px);
      }

      .hero-sub {
            font-size: 15px;
      }

      .about {
            padding: 80px 24px;
      }

      .about-image {
            height: 300px;
      }

      .collection-card {
            padding: 40px 24px;
      }

      .card-image {
            height: 260px;
      }

      .people {
            padding: 84px 24px;
      }

      .people-header {
            margin-bottom: 44px;
      }

      .people-grid--duo {
            grid-template-columns: 1fr;
            gap: 18px;
            max-width: 640px;
            margin: 0 auto;
      }

      .person-card--duo {
            border-radius: 20px;
      }

      .person-media {
            aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
      }

      .person-head {
            padding: 16px 18px 0;
            margin-bottom: 14px;
      }

      .person-avatar {
            width: 48px;
            height: 48px;
            font-size: 20px;
            left: 14px;
            bottom: 12px;
      }

      .person-name {
            font-size: 22px;
      }

      .person-quote {
            font-size: 14px;
            padding: 14px 18px 20px;
      }

      .person-quote::before {
            left: 18px;
            width: 46px;
      }

      .mission {
            padding: 100px 24px;
      }

      .footer {
            padding: 16px 12px 16px;
      }

      .footer-shell {
            border-radius: 20px;
            padding: 42px 20px 96px;
      }

      .footer-inner {
            grid-template-columns: 1fr;
            gap: 30px;
            margin-bottom: 28px;
      }

      .footer-bottom {
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 12px;
            text-align: center;
      }

      .footer-newsletter {
            max-width: 95%;
      }

      .footer-newsletter input {
            min-width: 0;
      }

      .footer-display {
            left: 1%;
            right: auto;
            width: 98%;
            bottom: -6px;
            white-space: normal;
            line-height: 0.88;
            font-size: clamp(32px, 11vw, 64px);
      }
}

/* ── REDUCED MOTION ── */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
      *,
      *::before,
      *::after {
            animation-duration: 0.001ms !important;
            animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
            transition-duration: 0.001ms !important;
      }

      .hero h1 .word-inner {
            transform: none !important;
      }

      .hero-badge,
      .hero-sub,
      .hero-cta,
      .hero-scroll-hint {
            opacity: 1 !important;
            transform: none !important;
      }

      .person-card {
            opacity: 1 !important;
            transform: none !important;
      }

      .person-media {
            opacity: 1 !important;
            transform: none !important;
      }

      .person-avatar {
            transform: none !important;
            opacity: 1 !important;
      }

      .person-quote {
            opacity: 1 !important;
      }

      .about-image {
            clip-path: none !important;
      }

      .footer {
            opacity: 1 !important;
            transform: none !important;
      }

      .mission-body p {
            opacity: 1 !important;
            transform: none !important;
      }
}

/* ── WordPress Admin Bar Offset ── */
.admin-bar .mithila-navbar {
      top: 0px;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 782px) {
      .admin-bar .mithila-navbar {
            top: 0px;
      }
}