:root {
    --navy: #0B0E1A;
    --navy-raised: #131829;
    --gold: #C9A84C;
    --gold-faint: rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.14);
    --gold-line: rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.30);
    --saffron: #E8621A;
    --cream: #F5EDD8;
    --cream-dim: rgba(245, 237, 216, 0.62);
    --cream-faint: rgba(245, 237, 216, 0.38);
    --hairline: rgba(245, 237, 216, 0.08);
  }

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

  body {
    background: var(--navy);
    color: var(--cream);
    font-family: "Karla", -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
    font-weight: 300;
    line-height: 1.6;
    min-height: 100vh;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    overflow-x: hidden;
  }

  .aura {
    position: fixed;
    top: -20vh;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    width: 90vw;
    max-width: 900px;
    height: 80vh;
    background: radial-gradient(ellipse at center, rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.10) 0%, transparent 65%);
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 0;
  }

  /* ── top nav ──────────────────────────────────────── */
  .topbar {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 760px;
    padding: 22px 24px 0;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    gap: 26px;
    opacity: 0;
    animation: rise 0.9s ease-out 0.1s forwards;
  }

  .topbar a {
    font-size: 0.86rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--cream-dim);
    text-decoration: none;
    padding-bottom: 3px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
    transition: color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
  }

  .topbar a:hover { color: var(--cream); border-bottom-color: var(--gold); }

  .topbar a:focus-visible {
    outline: 2px solid var(--saffron);
    outline-offset: 4px;
    border-radius: 2px;
  }

  main {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 760px;
    padding: 7vh 24px 48px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .devanagari {
    font-family: "Noto Serif Devanagari", serif;
    font-size: 1.3rem;
    color: var(--gold);
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    opacity: 0;
    animation: rise 0.9s ease-out 0.2s forwards;
  }

  .brand {
    font-family: "Marcellus", serif;
    font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 9vw, 4rem);
    letter-spacing: 0.28em;
    text-indent: 0.28em; /* offsets the trailing letter-space so the word centers true */
    color: var(--cream);
    margin-top: 6px;
    opacity: 0;
    animation: rise 0.9s ease-out 0.3s forwards;
  }

  .tagline {
    font-family: "Marcellus", serif;
    font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 4vw, 1.35rem);
    color: var(--gold);
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    margin-top: 10px;
    opacity: 0;
    animation: rise 0.9s ease-out 0.42s forwards;
  }

  .status {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    margin-top: 22px;
    padding: 7px 16px;
    border: 1px solid var(--gold-line);
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: var(--gold-faint);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gold);
    opacity: 0;
    animation: rise 0.9s ease-out 0.48s forwards;
  }

  .status::before {
    content: "";
    width: 6px;
    height: 6px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--saffron);
  }

  .intro {
    max-width: 520px;
    margin-top: 24px;
    color: var(--cream-dim);
    font-size: 1.02rem;
    opacity: 0;
    animation: rise 0.9s ease-out 0.54s forwards;
  }

  .intro strong { color: var(--cream); font-weight: 500; }

  /* ── blueprint: two-column chart + grid ───────────── */
  .blueprint {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 560px;
    margin-top: 56px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 28px;
    opacity: 0;
    animation: rise 0.9s ease-out 0.66s forwards;
  }

  .panel { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; }

  .panel svg { width: 100%; max-width: 200px; height: auto; }

  .panel-label {
    margin-top: 14px;
    font-size: 0.74rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gold);
  }

  .panel-note {
    margin-top: 4px;
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    color: var(--cream-faint);
    text-align: center;
  }

  /* chart mockup */
  .chart-line { stroke: var(--gold-line); stroke-width: 1; fill: none; }
  .chart-house { fill: var(--cream-faint); font-size: 9px; font-family: "Karla", sans-serif; }
  .chart-body { fill: var(--cream); font-size: 10px; font-family: "Karla", sans-serif; }
  .chart-asc { fill: var(--saffron); font-size: 10px; font-family: "Karla", sans-serif; }

  /* grid mockup */
  .grid-cell { fill: var(--navy-raised); stroke: var(--gold-line); stroke-width: 1; }
  .grid-num {
    fill: var(--gold);
    font-size: 20px;
    font-family: "Marcellus", serif;
    text-anchor: middle;
    dominant-baseline: central;
  }
  .grid-num.pair { font-size: 16px; }
  .grid-gap { fill: rgba(245, 237, 216, 0.18); font-size: 16px; text-anchor: middle; dominant-baseline: central; }

  /* ── the sample day: signature element ────────────── */
  .day {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 560px;
    margin-top: 56px;
    text-align: left;
    opacity: 0;
    animation: rise 0.9s ease-out 0.8s forwards;
  }

  .day-label {
    display: block;
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 0.74rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--cream-faint);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }

  .card {
    background: var(--navy-raised);
    border: 1px solid var(--gold-line);
    border-radius: 14px;
    padding: 6px 22px;
  }

  .practice {
    display: flex;
    gap: 16px;
    padding: 20px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
    opacity: 0;
    animation: rise 0.7s ease-out forwards;
  }

  .practice:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
  .practice:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: 1.15s; }
  .practice:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 1.4s; }
  .practice:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 1.65s; }

  .mark {
    flex-shrink: 0;
    width: 20px;
    height: 20px;
    margin-top: 3px;
    border: 1px solid var(--gold-line);
    border-radius: 50%;
  }

  .practice.evening .mark { border-color: rgba(232, 98, 26, 0.5); }

  .meta {
    display: flex;
    align-items: baseline;
    gap: 10px;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
  }

  .kind {
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gold);
  }

  .practice.evening .kind { color: var(--saffron); }

  .dur { font-size: 0.78rem; color: var(--cream-faint); }

  .practice p {
    font-size: 0.97rem;
    color: var(--cream);
    line-height: 1.55;
  }

  .day-note {
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: 18px;
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    color: var(--cream-faint);
  }

  /* ── pillars ──────────────────────────────────────── */
  .pillars {
    margin-top: 60px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 20px;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 560px;
    opacity: 0;
    animation: rise 0.9s ease-out 0.92s forwards;
  }

  .pillar {
    display: flex;
    align-items: baseline;
    gap: 14px;
    text-align: left;
    padding-bottom: 20px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  }

  .pillar:last-child { border-bottom: none; padding-bottom: 0; }

  .pillar .glyph { color: var(--gold); font-size: 0.9rem; flex-shrink: 0; }

  .pillar h2 {
    font-family: "Karla", sans-serif;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    color: var(--cream);
  }

  .pillar p { font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--cream-dim); margin-top: 2px; }

  /* ── cta ──────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .cta-block {
    margin-top: 56px;
    opacity: 0;
    animation: rise 0.9s ease-out 1.04s forwards;
  }

  .cta {
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: "Karla", sans-serif;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 1rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    color: var(--navy);
    background: var(--gold);
    border: 1.5px solid var(--gold);
    border-radius: 999px;
    padding: 14px 34px;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: background 0.25s ease, color 0.25s ease;
  }

  .cta:hover, .cta:focus-visible { background: transparent; color: var(--gold); }

  .cta:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--saffron); outline-offset: 3px; }

  .cta-note { margin-top: 14px; font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--cream-faint); }

  footer {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    margin-top: auto;
    padding: 32px 24px 40px;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    color: var(--cream-faint);
    text-align: center;
  }

  footer a { color: var(--cream-faint); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
  footer a:hover, footer a:focus-visible { color: var(--gold); }

  @keyframes rise {
    from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); }
    to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
  }

  @media (max-width: 470px) {
    .blueprint { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 38px; }
  }

  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .topbar, .devanagari, .brand, .tagline, .status, .intro,
    .blueprint, .day, .practice, .pillars, .cta-block {
      animation: none;
      opacity: 1;
      transform: none;
    }
  }