/* ===== General Body ===== */
body {
  background-color: #fff9f0;  /* warm ivory, serene */
  color: #4d4d66;             /* deeper gray for readability */
  font-family: 'Newsreader', serif;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  transition: background-color 0.4s, color 0.4s;
  line-height: 1.7;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;    /* smooth scrolling */
}

/* ===== Section Styling ===== */
section {
  padding-top: 2rem;
  padding-bottom: 2rem;
}

section:nth-child(even) {
  background-color: #fff3d6; /* golden blush aura */
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(201, 111, 0, 0.1);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(201, 111, 0, 0.1);
}

/* ===== Header Section ===== */
header#home {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fff9f0, #ffe7c2);
  padding-top: 2.5rem;
  padding-bottom: 2.5rem;
  border-bottom: 3px solid #f1d1a8;
  box-shadow: 0 3px 8px rgba(201, 111, 0, 0.15);
}

/* ===== Navbar & Footer Harmony ===== */
nav.navbar,
footer {
  background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff9f0, #fff3d6);
  box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(201, 111, 0, 0.15);
  transition: background 0.3s ease;
}

/* ===== Decorative Divider (sacred aura) ===== */
.floral-border {
  width: 180px;
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, #e68a00, transparent);
  margin: 1rem auto 1.25rem;
  border-radius: 3px;
  position: relative;
}
.floral-border::before,
.floral-border::after {
  content: "✦";
  position: absolute;
  top: -8px;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: #e68a00;
}
.floral-border::before {
  left: -20px;
}
.floral-border::after {
  right: -20px;
}

/* ===== Scroll to Top Button ===== */
#goTopBtn {
  background: #e68a00;
  color: #fff;
  border: none;
}
#goTopBtn:hover {
  background: #d97706;
  box-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(230, 138, 0, 0.7);
  transform: scale(1.1);
  transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

/* ===== Headings ===== */
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
  color: #c96f00 !important;  /* saffron devotion */
  margin-top: 0.75rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}
h1 {
  font-size: 2.2rem;
}
h2 {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
}

/* ===== Paragraphs ===== */
p {
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
  font-size: 1rem;
}

/* ===== Links ===== */
a {
  color: #e68a00;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.3s, text-shadow 0.3s;
}

/* ===== Blockquotes (for Mantra) ===== */
blockquote {
  border-left: 4px solid #e68a00;
  padding: 1rem 1.2rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: #4a4a5c;
  background: rgba(230, 138, 0, 0.06);
  border-radius: 6px;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}

/* ===== Image Styling ===== */
img {
  border-radius: 10px;
  transition: transform 0.4s, box-shadow 0.4s;
}


/* ===== Footer Text ===== */
footer p {
  margin: 0.3rem 0;
}
footer .highlight-kartik {
  font-weight: 700;
  text-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(230, 138, 0, 0.5);
}

/* ===== Custom Scrollbar ===== */
::-webkit-scrollbar {
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
}

::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
  background: #fff3d6;
  border-radius: 6px;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
}

::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
  background: #e68a00;
  border-radius: 6px;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
  transition: background 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s;
}

::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
  background: #d97706;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
}

::-webkit-scrollbar-corner {
  background: #fff9f0;
}