/* HinduClarity Premium — sacred editorial design system */
:root {
  --hc-night: #0b0912;
  --hc-night-soft: #120e1d;
  --hc-surface: #171226;
  --hc-surface-raised: #1d1730;
  --hc-gold: #e3b04b;
  --hc-ivory: #f5ecdd;
  --hc-muted: #a99c8b;
  --hc-midnight-950: #0c0b1f;
  --hc-midnight-900: #14112c;
  --hc-midnight-800: #211b42;
  --hc-saffron-500: #f29a24;
  --hc-saffron-400: #ffb13b;
  --hc-gold-300: #e7c579;
  --hc-red-700: #8e2635;
  --hc-red-600: #aa3341;
  --hc-stone-50: #fffaf0;
  --hc-stone-100: #f7f0e2;
  --hc-stone-200: #e9dfcc;
  --hc-stone-500: #806f60;
  --hc-ink: #2b2330;
  --hc-ink-soft: #5f5260;
  --hc-white: #fff;
  --hc-border-dark: rgba(231, 197, 121, .22);
  --hc-shadow: 0 20px 55px rgba(15, 10, 35, .14);
  --hc-radius-sm: .65rem;
  --hc-radius-md: 1rem;
  --hc-radius-lg: 1.5rem;
  --hc-max: 1180px;
  --hc-reading: 760px;
  --hc-serif: Fraunces, Iowan Old Style, Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Georgia, serif;
  --hc-sans: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
}

@font-face {
  font-family: Inter;
  src: url("../fonts/inter-300.ttf") format("truetype");
  font-display: swap;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 300;
}

@font-face {
  font-family: Inter;
  src: url("../fonts/inter-500.ttf") format("truetype");
  font-display: swap;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 500 700;
}

@font-face {
  font-family: Fraunces;
  src: url("../fonts/fraunces-600.ttf") format("truetype");
  font-display: swap;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400 700;
}

@font-face {
  font-family: Fraunces;
  src: url("../fonts/fraunces-italic-400.ttf") format("truetype");
  font-display: swap;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
}

html {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: inherit; }

body.hc-site {
  margin: 0;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  background: var(--hc-night);
  color: var(--hc-ivory);
  font-family: var(--hc-sans);
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.65;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

body.hc-nav-open { overflow: hidden; }

img, svg, video, iframe {
  display: block;
  max-width: 100%;
}

img { height: auto; }

a {
  color: var(--hc-red-700);
  text-decoration-thickness: .08em;
  text-underline-offset: .16em;
}

a:hover { color: var(--hc-red-600); }

button, input, select, textarea { font: inherit; }

button, a, input, select, textarea { -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; }

:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--hc-saffron-400) !important;
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

[id] { scroll-margin-top: 7rem; }

.hc-skip-link {
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 100000;
  top: .5rem;
  left: .5rem;
  transform: translateY(-180%);
  padding: .75rem 1rem;
  border-radius: .4rem;
  background: var(--hc-stone-50);
  color: var(--hc-midnight-950);
  font-weight: 800;
}

.hc-skip-link:focus { transform: translateY(0); }

/* Header and navigation */
.hc-header {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1000;
  top: 0;
  width: 100%;
  border-bottom: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--hc-stone-50);
  box-shadow: none;
}

.admin-bar .hc-header { top: 32px; }

.hc-header__inner {
  display: flex;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 76px;
  max-width: 1180px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.25rem;
}

.hc-brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  min-height: 52px;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .75rem;
  color: var(--hc-stone-50);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.hc-brand:hover { color: var(--hc-stone-50); }

.hc-brand__mark,
.hc-footer__mark {
  display: grid;
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  flex: 0 0 44px;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--hc-gold-300);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--hc-saffron-400);
  font-family: var(--hc-serif);
  font-size: 1.45rem;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 4px rgba(231, 197, 121, .08);
}

.hc-brand__text { display: grid; line-height: 1.1; }
.hc-brand__text strong {
  font-family: var(--hc-serif);
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .01em;
}
.hc-brand__text small {
  margin-top: .27rem;
  color: var(--hc-muted);
  font-size: .62rem;
  letter-spacing: .28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.hc-navigation {
  display: flex;
  min-width: 0;
  margin-left: auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .65rem;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.hc-navigation__list,
.hc-navigation .menu {
  display: flex;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.35rem;
  list-style: none;
}

.hc-navigation li { position: relative; margin: 0; }
.hc-navigation a {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 44px;
  padding: .65rem .75rem;
  align-items: center;
  color: var(--hc-muted);
  font-size: .86rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.hc-navigation a:hover,
.hc-navigation .current-menu-item > a,
.hc-navigation .current-menu-ancestor > a { color: var(--hc-saffron-400); }

.hc-header__cta {
  min-height: 48px !important;
  margin-left: .75rem;
  padding: .7rem 1.25rem !important;
  border: 1px solid rgba(227, 176, 75, .32);
  border-radius: 999px;
  color: var(--hc-gold) !important;
  font-weight: 500 !important;
}

.hc-header__cta:hover {
  border-color: var(--hc-gold);
  background: rgba(227, 176, 75, .08);
}

.hc-navigation .sub-menu {
  position: absolute;
  top: calc(100% - 2px);
  left: 0;
  display: grid;
  visibility: hidden;
  width: min(360px, 85vw);
  margin: 0;
  padding: .5rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--hc-border-dark);
  border-radius: var(--hc-radius-sm);
  opacity: 0;
  background: var(--hc-midnight-900);
  box-shadow: var(--hc-shadow);
  list-style: none;
  transform: translateY(.5rem);
  transition: opacity .18s ease, transform .18s ease, visibility .18s;
}
.hc-navigation li:hover > .sub-menu,
.hc-navigation li:focus-within > .sub-menu {
  visibility: visible;
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}
.hc-navigation .sub-menu a { min-height: 44px; padding: .65rem .8rem; line-height: 1.35; }

/* Keep the final desktop flyouts inside the viewport. */
.hc-navigation__list > li:nth-last-child(-n + 2) > .sub-menu {
  right: 0;
  left: auto;
}

.hc-search {
  display: flex;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  margin: 0;
  align-items: center;
}
.hc-header .hc-search__field {
  width: 8rem;
  min-height: 44px;
  padding: .55rem .8rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--hc-border-dark);
  border-radius: 999px 0 0 999px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .08);
  color: var(--hc-white);
  -webkit-text-fill-color: var(--hc-white);
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.hc-header .hc-search__field::placeholder {
  color: rgba(255, 250, 240, .7);
  -webkit-text-fill-color: rgba(255, 250, 240, .7);
  opacity: 1;
}
.hc-search__submit {
  display: grid;
  width: 44px;
  min-height: 44px;
  margin: 0 0 0 -1px;
  padding: 0;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--hc-gold-300);
  border-radius: 0 999px 999px 0;
  background: rgba(231, 197, 121, .08);
  color: var(--hc-gold-300);
  cursor: pointer;
}
.hc-search__submit:hover { background: var(--hc-gold-300); color: var(--hc-midnight-950); }

.hc-menu-toggle {
  display: none;
  min-width: 48px;
  min-height: 48px;
  padding: .5rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--hc-border-dark);
  border-radius: .5rem;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--hc-stone-50);
  cursor: pointer;
}
.hc-menu-toggle__label { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); }
.hc-menu-toggle__icon { display: grid; gap: 5px; }
.hc-menu-toggle__icon span { display: block; width: 25px; height: 2px; background: currentColor; transition: transform .18s ease, opacity .18s ease; }
.hc-menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .hc-menu-toggle__icon span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(7px) rotate(45deg); }
.hc-menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .hc-menu-toggle__icon span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; }
.hc-menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .hc-menu-toggle__icon span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg); }

/* Main editorial surfaces */
.hc-main { min-height: 60vh; overflow: clip; }
.hc-container { width: min(92%, var(--hc-max)); max-width: 1180px; margin-inline: auto; }
.hc-reading-width { width: min(100% - 2rem, var(--hc-reading)); margin-inline: auto; }

.hc-kicker {
  margin: 0 0 .75rem;
  color: var(--hc-red-700);
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.hc-display,
.hc-entry-title,
.hc-section-title,
.hc-archive-title {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--hc-midnight-950);
  font-family: var(--hc-serif);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.12;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}

.hc-display { max-width: 13ch; font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 6vw, 4.6rem); }
.hc-section-title { max-width: 20ch; font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.2vw, 3.4rem); }
.hc-entry-title, .hc-archive-title { font-size: clamp(2.15rem, 5vw, 4rem); }

.hc-lead { max-width: 64ch; color: var(--hc-ink-soft); font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 2vw, 1.28rem); }

.hc-button {
  display: inline-flex;
  min-height: 48px;
  padding: .7rem 1.2rem;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--hc-red-700);
  color: var(--hc-white);
  font-weight: 800;
  text-decoration: none;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba(142, 38, 53, .22);
  transition: transform .18s ease, background .18s ease;
}
.hc-button:hover { background: var(--hc-red-600); color: var(--hc-white); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.hc-button--light { border-color: var(--hc-gold-300); background: transparent; color: var(--hc-gold-300); box-shadow: none; }
.hc-button--light:hover { background: var(--hc-gold-300); color: var(--hc-midnight-950); }

/* Homepage */
.hc-hero {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  min-height: min(760px, calc(100vh - 76px));
  display: grid;
  align-items: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 77% 46%, rgba(242, 154, 36, .19), transparent 24rem),
    linear-gradient(135deg, var(--hc-midnight-950), var(--hc-midnight-800));
  color: var(--hc-stone-100);
}
.hc-hero::before,
.hc-hero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  border: 1px solid rgba(231, 197, 121, .22);
  border-radius: 50%;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.hc-hero::before { right: -8rem; width: 40rem; height: 40rem; box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 3rem rgba(231, 197, 121, .025), inset 0 0 0 7rem rgba(231, 197, 121, .02); }
.hc-hero::after { right: 4rem; width: 16rem; height: 16rem; border-style: dashed; }
.hc-hero__inner { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.35fr) minmax(260px, .65fr); gap: clamp(2rem, 7vw, 6rem); align-items: center; padding-block: clamp(4rem, 10vw, 7rem); }
.hc-hero .hc-kicker { color: var(--hc-saffron-400); }
.hc-hero .hc-display { color: var(--hc-stone-50); }
.hc-hero .hc-lead { color: rgba(255, 250, 240, .8); }
.hc-hero__actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .8rem; margin-top: 1.8rem; }
.hc-hero__seal {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--hc-border-dark);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(242, 154, 36, .13), transparent 64%);
  color: var(--hc-gold-300);
  font-family: var(--hc-serif);
  font-size: clamp(4rem, 10vw, 8rem);
}
.hc-hero__seal::before,
.hc-hero__seal::after { content: ""; position: absolute; border: 1px solid rgba(231, 197, 121, .3); border-radius: 50%; }
.hc-hero__seal::before { inset: 9%; }
.hc-hero__seal::after { inset: 19%; border-style: dashed; }

.hc-section { padding-block: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem); }
.hc-section--stone { background: var(--hc-stone-100); }
.hc-section--dark { background: var(--hc-midnight-900); color: var(--hc-stone-100); }
.hc-section--dark .hc-section-title { color: var(--hc-stone-50); }
.hc-section--dark .hc-kicker { color: var(--hc-saffron-400); }
.hc-section__head { display: flex; margin-bottom: 2rem; align-items: end; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem; }

.hc-card-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 1.25rem; }
.hc-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  min-width: 0;
  min-height: 100%;
  flex-direction: column;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--hc-stone-200);
  border-radius: var(--hc-radius-md);
  background: var(--hc-white);
  color: var(--hc-ink);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 35px rgba(24, 17, 45, .07);
}
.hc-card__media { aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; overflow: hidden; background: linear-gradient(145deg, var(--hc-midnight-800), var(--hc-red-700)); }
.hc-card__media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; transition: transform .35s ease; }
.hc-card:hover .hc-card__media img { transform: scale(1.035); }
.hc-card__body { display: flex; height: 100%; padding: 1.35rem; flex-direction: column; }
.hc-card__eyebrow { color: var(--hc-red-700); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 850; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.hc-card h3 { margin: .45rem 0 .55rem; color: var(--hc-midnight-950); font-family: var(--hc-serif); font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.4vw, 1.75rem); line-height: 1.18; }
.hc-card p { margin: 0 0 1rem; color: var(--hc-ink-soft); font-size: .96rem; }
.hc-card__link { margin-top: auto; min-height: 44px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; font-weight: 800; }

.hc-topic-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: .9rem; }
.hc-topic {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 240px;
  padding: 1.5rem;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  border: 1px solid var(--hc-border-dark);
  border-radius: var(--hc-radius-md);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .045);
  color: var(--hc-stone-100);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.hc-topic:hover { border-color: var(--hc-gold-300); color: var(--hc-white); background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .08); }
.hc-topic__symbol { margin-bottom: 1.1rem; color: var(--hc-saffron-400); font-family: var(--hc-serif); font-size: 1.65rem; line-height: 1; }
.hc-topic strong { font-family: var(--hc-serif); font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.25; }
.hc-topic__description { margin-top: .7rem; color: var(--hc-muted); font-size: .94rem; line-height: 1.55; }
.hc-topic__action { display: inline-flex; min-height: 44px; margin-top: auto; padding-top: .9rem; align-items: center; gap: .4rem; color: var(--hc-gold); font-size: .85rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .04em; text-transform: uppercase; }

.hc-trust-band { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 1rem; }
.hc-trust-item { padding: 1.25rem; border-left: 3px solid var(--hc-saffron-500); background: var(--hc-white); }
.hc-trust-item strong { display: block; color: var(--hc-midnight-950); font-family: var(--hc-serif); font-size: 1.2rem; }
.hc-trust-item p { margin: .35rem 0 0; color: var(--hc-ink-soft); font-size: .93rem; }

/* Articles, pages, archives */
.hc-entry-header,
.hc-archive-header {
  padding: clamp(3.8rem, 8vw, 6.8rem) 0 clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, var(--hc-midnight-950), var(--hc-midnight-800));
  color: var(--hc-stone-100);
}
.hc-entry-header .hc-entry-title,
.hc-archive-header .hc-archive-title { color: var(--hc-stone-50); }
.hc-entry-header .hc-kicker,
.hc-archive-header .hc-kicker { color: var(--hc-saffron-400); }
.hc-entry-meta { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .65rem 1.15rem; margin-top: 1rem; color: rgba(255, 250, 240, .72); font-size: .9rem; }

.hc-entry-shell { padding-block: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 5rem); }
.hc-entry-layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, var(--hc-reading)) minmax(220px, 300px); justify-content: center; gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem); align-items: start; }
.hc-entry-layout--wide { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 980px); }
.hc-entry-content {
  min-width: 0;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
  font-size: 1.04rem;
}
.hc-entry-content > :first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.hc-entry-content h2,
.hc-entry-content h3,
.hc-entry-content h4 {
  color: var(--hc-midnight-950);
  font-family: var(--hc-serif);
  line-height: 1.18;
  scroll-margin-top: 7rem;
}
.hc-entry-content h2 { margin: 2.8rem 0 1rem; font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.5vw, 2.5rem); }
.hc-entry-content h3 { margin: 2.1rem 0 .75rem; font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.7vw, 1.9rem); }
.hc-entry-content h4 { margin: 1.7rem 0 .6rem; font-size: 1.25rem; }
.hc-entry-content p,
.hc-entry-content ul,
.hc-entry-content ol { margin: 0 0 1.25rem; }
.hc-entry-content li + li { margin-top: .45rem; }
.hc-entry-content blockquote {
  margin: 2rem 0;
  padding: 1.4rem 1.6rem;
  border: 0;
  border-left: 4px solid var(--hc-saffron-500);
  background: var(--hc-stone-100);
  color: var(--hc-ink);
  font-family: var(--hc-serif);
  font-size: 1.22rem;
}
.hc-entry-content table { display: block; width: 100%; max-width: 100%; overflow-x: auto; border-collapse: collapse; }
.hc-entry-content th,
.hc-entry-content td { padding: .75rem; border: 1px solid var(--hc-stone-200); text-align: left; vertical-align: top; }
.hc-entry-content th { background: var(--hc-midnight-900); color: var(--hc-stone-50); }
.hc-entry-content figure { margin: 2rem 0; }
.hc-entry-content figcaption { margin-top: .55rem; color: var(--hc-ink-soft); font-size: .82rem; }
.hc-entry-content .alignwide { width: min(100vw - 2rem, 980px); max-width: none; margin-left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%); }

.hc-sidebar { position: sticky; top: 7rem; padding: 1.2rem; border: 1px solid var(--hc-stone-200); border-radius: var(--hc-radius-md); background: var(--hc-stone-100); }
.hc-sidebar h2,
.hc-sidebar h3 { margin-top: 0; font-family: var(--hc-serif); }
.hc-sidebar ul { margin: 0; padding-left: 1.1rem; }
.hc-sidebar a { display: inline-flex; min-height: 44px; align-items: center; }

.hc-post-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 1.25rem; padding-block: 3rem 5rem; }
.hc-pagination { display: flex; margin: 0 0 4rem; justify-content: center; }
.hc-pagination .nav-links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .4rem; }
.hc-pagination a,
.hc-pagination span { display: grid; min-width: 44px; min-height: 44px; padding: .5rem; place-items: center; border: 1px solid var(--hc-stone-200); border-radius: .4rem; }
.hc-pagination .current { background: var(--hc-red-700); color: var(--hc-white); }

.hc-not-found { padding-block: clamp(5rem, 12vw, 10rem); text-align: center; }
.hc-not-found .hc-display { margin-inline: auto; }
.hc-not-found .hc-lead { margin-inline: auto; }
.hc-not-found .search-form { display: flex; max-width: 600px; margin: 2rem auto; gap: .5rem; }
.hc-not-found .search-field { width: 100%; min-height: 48px; padding: .7rem 1rem; border: 1px solid var(--hc-stone-500); border-radius: 999px; }
.hc-not-found .search-submit { min-height: 48px; padding: .7rem 1rem; border: 0; border-radius: 999px; background: var(--hc-red-700); color: var(--hc-white); font-weight: 800; }

/* Legacy content and commerce compatibility */
.hc-entry-content .container,
.hc-entry-content .vc_row,
.hc-entry-content .wpb_wrapper { max-width: 100%; }
.hc-entry-content .vc_row { margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; }
.hc-entry-content [class*="col-"] { min-width: 0; }

.woocommerce .hc-main,
.woocommerce-page .hc-main { background: var(--hc-stone-50); }
.woocommerce .woocommerce-breadcrumb { padding-top: 1.5rem; }
.woocommerce ul.products li.product,
.woocommerce div.product { color: var(--hc-ink); }
.woocommerce a.button,
.woocommerce button.button,
.woocommerce input.button,
.woocommerce #respond input#submit { min-height: 44px; border-radius: 999px; background: var(--hc-red-700); color: var(--hc-white); }
.woocommerce-message,
.woocommerce-info { border-top-color: var(--hc-saffron-500); }
.woocommerce-message::before,
.woocommerce-info::before { color: var(--hc-red-700); }

/* Ad slots reserve space without imitating content controls. */
.hc-ad-slot { min-height: 120px; margin-block: 2rem; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; }
.hc-ad-slot::before { content: "Advertisement"; display: block; color: var(--hc-stone-500); font-size: .67rem; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }

/* Footer */
.hc-footer { border-top: 1px solid var(--hc-border-dark); background: var(--hc-midnight-950); color: rgba(255, 250, 240, .76); }
.hc-footer__inner { display: grid; max-width: var(--hc-max); margin: 0 auto; padding: 3.5rem 1.25rem 2.5rem; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 2.5rem; align-items: start; }
.hc-footer__brand { display: flex; gap: 1rem; }
.hc-footer__brand strong { color: var(--hc-stone-50); font-family: var(--hc-serif); font-size: 1.35rem; }
.hc-footer__brand p { max-width: 52ch; margin: .4rem 0 0; }
.hc-footer__nav { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: .35rem 1rem; }
.hc-footer__nav a { display: inline-flex; min-height: 44px; align-items: center; color: var(--hc-stone-100); }
.hc-footer__nav a:hover { color: var(--hc-saffron-400); }
.hc-footer__bottom { border-top: 1px solid var(--hc-border-dark); }
.hc-footer__bottom p { max-width: var(--hc-max); margin: 0 auto; padding: 1rem 1.25rem; font-size: .78rem; }

/* Remove parent-theme chrome when legacy assets still load. */
#preloader,
#top-section,
#blog-heading,
#location,
#footer,
.peace-box-layout > #peace-layout > header { display: none !important; }
body.hc-site #peace-layout { width: auto; }

/* Unified premium page canvas. Component surfaces retain their own treatments. */
body.hc-site .hc-main,
body.hc-site .hc-entry-shell,
body.hc-site .hc-post-grid,
body.hc-site .hc-not-found {
  background: var(--hc-night);
  color: var(--hc-ivory);
}

body.hc-site .hc-entry-content h2,
body.hc-site .hc-entry-content h3,
body.hc-site .hc-entry-content h4,
body.hc-site .hc-not-found .hc-display {
  color: var(--hc-ivory);
}

body.hc-site .hc-lead,
body.hc-site .hc-entry-content figcaption {
  color: var(--hc-muted);
}

body.hc-site .hc-entry-content blockquote,
body.hc-site .hc-sidebar,
body.hc-site .hc-card {
  border-color: var(--hc-border-dark);
  background: var(--hc-surface);
  color: var(--hc-ivory);
}

body.hc-site .hc-card h3 { color: var(--hc-ivory); }
body.hc-site .hc-card p { color: var(--hc-muted); }
body.hc-site .hc-entry-content th,
body.hc-site .hc-entry-content td,
body.hc-site .hc-pagination a,
body.hc-site .hc-pagination span { border-color: var(--hc-border-dark); }
body.hc-site .hc-not-found .search-field {
  border-color: var(--hc-border-dark);
  background: var(--hc-surface);
  color: var(--hc-ivory);
}
body.hc-site .hc-not-found .search-field::placeholder { color: var(--hc-muted); opacity: 1; }

/* Preferred prototype alignment: dark, spacious, editorial homepage. */
.home .hc-main {
  background: var(--hc-night);
  color: var(--hc-ivory);
}

.home .hc-hero {
  min-height: 100svh;
  padding: 150px 0 90px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(1000px 600px at 78% 18%, rgba(255, 153, 51, .10), transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(800px 500px at 12% 85%, rgba(120, 60, 180, .12), transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--hc-night), #0e0a18);
  color: var(--hc-ivory);
}

.home .hc-hero__inner {
  grid-template-columns: 1.15fr .85fr;
  gap: 60px;
  padding-block: 0;
}

.home .hc-hero .hc-kicker {
  display: flex;
  margin-bottom: 26px;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  color: var(--hc-gold);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .34em;
}

.home .hc-hero .hc-kicker::before {
  content: "";
  width: 38px;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, #ff9933, var(--hc-gold));
}

.home .hc-hero .hc-display { color: var(--hc-ivory); }
.home .hc-hero .hc-display em {
  color: transparent;
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, #ff9933, var(--hc-gold) 55%, #f6d38b);
  background-clip: text;
  font-weight: 400;
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
}

.home .hc-hero .hc-lead {
  max-width: 52ch;
  margin: 0 0 36px;
  color: var(--hc-muted);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
}

.hc-shloka {
  margin: 18px 0 10px;
  color: var(--hc-gold);
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2vw, 1.5rem);
}

.hc-shloka-translation {
  margin: 0 0 30px;
  color: var(--hc-muted);
  font-family: var(--hc-serif);
  font-style: italic;
}

.hc-hero-search {
  display: flex;
  max-width: 520px;
  padding: 8px 8px 8px 22px;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(227, 176, 75, .16);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(23, 18, 38, .85);
}

.hc-hero-search:focus-within {
  border-color: var(--hc-gold);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(227, 176, 75, .12);
}

.hc-hero-search input {
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 0;
  min-height: 44px;
  border: 0;
  outline: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--hc-ivory);
}

.hc-hero-search input::placeholder { color: #7e7466; opacity: 1; }
.hc-hero-search button {
  min-height: 44px;
  padding: 10px 22px;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, #ff9933, var(--hc-gold));
  color: #241503;
  font-weight: 600;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.hc-hero__chips { display: flex; margin-top: 22px; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; }
.hc-hero__chips a {
  display: inline-flex;
  min-height: 44px;
  padding: 9px 16px;
  align-items: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(227, 176, 75, .16);
  border-radius: 999px;
  color: var(--hc-muted);
  font-size: .76rem;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.hc-hero__chips a:hover { border-color: rgba(227, 176, 75, .32); color: var(--hc-gold); }

.home .hc-hero__seal {
  max-width: 520px;
  background:
    repeating-conic-gradient(from 0deg, rgba(227, 176, 75, .18) 0deg 1deg, transparent 1deg 15deg),
    radial-gradient(circle, rgba(255, 153, 51, .13), transparent 64%);
  color: var(--hc-gold);
}
.home .hc-hero__seal span {
  display: grid;
  width: 44%;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(227, 176, 75, .32);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--hc-night-soft);
  text-shadow: 0 0 44px rgba(255, 153, 51, .55);
}

.home .hc-section { padding-block: 96px; background: var(--hc-night); color: var(--hc-ivory); }
.home .hc-section--stone { background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--hc-night), #100b1c 40%, var(--hc-night)); }
.home .hc-section--dark { background: var(--hc-night-soft); }
.home .hc-section-title { color: var(--hc-ivory); font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4vw, 2.8rem); }
.home .hc-kicker { color: var(--hc-gold); font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .28em; }
.home .hc-section__head { max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 56px; }
.home .hc-section__head > a { display: inline-flex; min-height: 44px; align-items: center; color: var(--hc-gold); }

.home .hc-card {
  border-color: rgba(227, 176, 75, .16);
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: var(--hc-surface);
  color: var(--hc-ivory);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 60px -18px rgba(0, 0, 0, .65);
}
.home .hc-card__media { background: linear-gradient(145deg, var(--hc-surface-raised), #2a1421); }
.home .hc-card__eyebrow { color: var(--hc-gold); font-weight: 500; }
.home .hc-card h3 { color: var(--hc-ivory); font-weight: 600; }
.home .hc-card p { color: var(--hc-muted); }
.home .hc-card__link { color: var(--hc-gold); }
.home .hc-topic { min-height: 240px; padding: 28px 24px; border-radius: 18px; background: var(--hc-surface); }
.home .hc-trust-item {
  padding: 34px 28px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(227, 176, 75, .16);
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, var(--hc-surface), rgba(23, 18, 38, .4));
}
.home .hc-trust-item strong { color: var(--hc-ivory); }
.home .hc-trust-item p { color: var(--hc-muted); }

@media (max-width: 1220px) {
  .hc-menu-toggle { display: inline-grid; place-items: center; }
  .hc-navigation {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 76px 0 auto 0;
    display: none;
    max-height: calc(100vh - 76px);
    margin: 0;
    padding: 1rem;
    overflow-y: auto;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--hc-border-dark);
    background: var(--hc-midnight-950);
    white-space: normal;
  }
  .admin-bar .hc-navigation { inset-block-start: 108px; max-height: calc(100vh - 108px); }
  .hc-navigation[data-open="true"] { display: block; }
  .hc-navigation__list,
  .hc-navigation .menu { display: grid; align-items: stretch; }
  .hc-navigation a { min-height: 48px; padding: .75rem .8rem; }
  .hc-header__cta { width: 100%; margin: 1rem 0 0; justify-content: center; }
  .hc-navigation .sub-menu {
    position: static;
    visibility: visible;
    width: 100%;
    padding: 0 0 0 1rem;
    border: 0;
    opacity: 1;
    background: transparent;
    box-shadow: none;
    transform: none;
  }
  .hc-navigation__list > li:nth-last-child(-n + 2) > .sub-menu {
    right: auto;
  }
  .hc-search { margin-top: 1rem; }
  .hc-header .hc-search__field { width: 100%; }
  .hc-brand__text small { display: none; }
  .hc-hero__inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr .55fr; }
  .hc-topic-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .hc-entry-layout { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, var(--hc-reading)); }
  .hc-sidebar { position: static; }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .admin-bar .hc-header { top: 46px; }
  .admin-bar .hc-navigation { inset-block-start: 122px; max-height: calc(100vh - 122px); }
  .hc-header__inner { min-height: 68px; padding-inline: 1rem; }
  .hc-brand__mark { width: 40px; height: 40px; flex-basis: 40px; }
  .hc-brand__text strong { font-size: 1.1rem; }
  .hc-navigation { inset-block-start: 68px; max-height: calc(100vh - 68px); }
  .hc-hero { min-height: auto; }
  .hc-hero__inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding-block: 4.5rem; }
  .home .hc-hero { min-height: auto; padding: 120px 0 72px; }
  .home .hc-hero__inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; padding-block: 0; }
  .hc-hero__seal { display: none; }
  .hc-display { font-size: clamp(2.55rem, 13vw, 4.2rem); }
  .home .hc-display { font-size: clamp(2.55rem, 11.5vw, 3.45rem); }
  .home .hc-section { padding-block: 72px; }
  .hc-section__head { align-items: start; flex-direction: column; }
  .hc-card-grid,
  .hc-post-grid,
  .hc-trust-band { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hc-topic-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .hc-topic { min-height: 220px; }
  .hc-footer__inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hc-entry-content { font-size: 1rem; }
  .hc-entry-content .alignwide { width: 100%; margin-left: 0; transform: none; }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .hc-container,
  .hc-reading-width { width: min(100% - 1.25rem, var(--hc-max)); }
  .hc-brand__text strong { font-size: 1rem; }
  .hc-hero-search { padding-left: 14px; }
  .hc-hero-search button { padding-inline: 16px; }
  .hc-topic-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hc-footer__nav { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hc-not-found .search-form { flex-direction: column; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after {
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
    animation-duration: .01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: .01ms !important;
  }
}

/* HC-PROFESSIONAL-ALIGNMENT-20260919: align legacy authored content with the premium dark editorial canvas. */
body.hc-site {
  --hc-premium-ink: #241503;
  --hc-premium-text: #f5ecdd;
  --hc-premium-muted: #b9b0c4;
  --hc-premium-gold: #e7c579;
  --hc-premium-surface: #171226;
  --hc-premium-border: rgba(231, 197, 121, 0.24);
  font-weight: 400;
}

body.hc-site a {
  color: var(--hc-premium-gold);
}

body.hc-site a:hover {
  color: var(--hc-premium-text);
}

/* Keep the keyboard-only skip link readable on its light focus surface. */
body.hc-site .hc-skip-link,
body.hc-site .hc-skip-link:hover,
body.hc-site .hc-skip-link:focus {
  color: var(--hc-ink);
}

/* Legacy authored pages previously carried many light-canvas color assumptions.
   Normalize only the authored article region; site chrome and designed hero media remain intact. */
body.hc-site .hc-entry-content {
  color: var(--hc-premium-muted);
  font-family: var(--hc-sans);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 0.97rem + 0.12vw, 1.075rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.72;
}

body.hc-site .hc-entry-content :where(*) {
  color: inherit !important;
  background-color: transparent !important;
}

body.hc-site .hc-entry-content :is(h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6) {
  color: var(--hc-premium-text) !important;
  font-family: var(--hc-serif) !important;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.15;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

body.hc-site .hc-entry-content :is(p, li, dt, dd, td, th, figcaption, caption, blockquote, cite, time, summary, label, em) {
  color: var(--hc-premium-muted) !important;
  font-family: var(--hc-sans) !important;
}

body.hc-site .hc-entry-content :is(strong, b) {
  color: var(--hc-premium-text) !important;
  font-weight: 700;
}

body.hc-site .hc-entry-content a {
  color: var(--hc-premium-gold) !important;
  text-decoration-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--hc-premium-gold) 58%, transparent);
  text-underline-offset: 0.16em;
}

body.hc-site .hc-entry-content a:hover {
  color: var(--hc-premium-text) !important;
  text-decoration-color: currentColor;
}

/* Re-introduce restrained elevation only for recognizable content components. */
body.hc-site .hc-entry-content :is(
  details,
  table,
  pre,
  input,
  textarea,
  select,
  [class*="card"],
  [class*="panel"],
  [class*="callout"],
  [class*="notice"],
  [class*="note"],
  [class*="box"],
  [class*="tile"],
  [class*="fact"],
  [class*="faq"],
  [class*="step"],
  [class*="related"],
  [class*="source"]
) {
  background-color: var(--hc-premium-surface) !important;
  border-color: var(--hc-premium-border) !important;
}

/* Legacy authored components use inline cream gradients. Clearing only their
   background color leaves the gradient layer visible, so remove that image
   layer on every reusable component carrying the same treatment. */
body.hc-site .hc-entry-content :is(.hc-related-standard, .hc-date-card, .hc-pillar-directory, .hc-vastu-directory) {
  background-image: none !important;
  background-color: var(--hc-premium-surface) !important;
  border-color: var(--hc-premium-border) !important;
  color: var(--hc-premium-text) !important;
}

body.hc-site .hc-entry-content :is(input, textarea, select) {
  color: var(--hc-premium-text) !important;
}

body.hc-site .hc-entry-content :is(input, textarea)::placeholder {
  color: var(--hc-premium-muted) !important;
  opacity: 1;
}

/* Editorial trust metadata sits between the title and authored content. */
body.hc-site .hc-editorial-meta,
body.hc-site .hc-editorial-meta :where(*) {
  color: var(--hc-premium-muted) !important;
  font-family: var(--hc-sans) !important;
}

body.hc-site :is(.hc-kicker, .hc-card__eyebrow) {
  color: var(--hc-premium-gold);
}

body.hc-site .hc-entry-content :is(.hc-rg-label, .hc-rg-action) {
  color: var(--hc-premium-gold) !important;
}

/* Search controls retain an explicit light-on-accent treatment. */
body.hc-site button:not(.hc-menu-toggle) {
  color: var(--hc-premium-ink);
}

/* Higher-specificity legacy rules otherwise restore white table rows on phones. */
body.hc-site #hc-festivals .hc-table-wrap tr {
  background-color: var(--hc-premium-surface) !important;
}

/* Keep the festival hub's sacred warm gradients while ensuring every text
   token retains WCAG contrast at the lightest gradient stop. */
body.hc-site #hc-festivals .hc-hero {
  background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #241503 0%, #30180d 58%, #4a2012 100%) !important;
}

body.hc-site #hc-festivals .hc-guide {
  background-image: linear-gradient(145deg, #171226 0%, #241503 64%, #3a1c10 100%) !important;
  border-color: var(--hc-premium-border) !important;
}

body.hc-site #hc-festivals :is(.hc-hero, .hc-guide) :is(.hc-eyebrow, .hc-lead, .hc-location, .hc-guide-num, p) {
  color: var(--hc-premium-text) !important;
}

/* Give every My Account login control a dependable touch target. */
body.hc-site .woocommerce-form-login :is(input[type="text"], input[type="email"], input[type="password"]) {
  min-height: 44px;
  padding-block: 0.65rem;
}

body.hc-site :is(a, button, input, select, textarea, [tabindex]):focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--hc-premium-gold) !important;
  outline-offset: 2px !important;
}

body.hc-site .woocommerce-form-login .woocommerce-form-login__rememberme {
  display: inline-flex;
  min-height: 44px;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.55rem;
}

body.hc-site .woocommerce-form-login .woocommerce-form-login__rememberme input[type="checkbox"] {
  width: 20px;
  min-width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  min-height: 20px;
  margin: 0;
}

/* Keep the icon compact while providing a genuine mobile touch target. */
body.hc-site .password-input .show-password-input {
  display: grid;
  width: 44px;
  min-width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  min-height: 44px;
  place-items: center;
}

/* Reserve consistent clearance beneath the absolute site header. */
body.hc-site .hc-entry-shell {
  padding-top: 6rem;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  body.hc-site .hc-entry-content {
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.68;
  }

  body.hc-site .hc-entry-content :is(h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6) {
    text-wrap: pretty;
  }
}

@media print {
  .hc-header, .hc-footer, .hc-sidebar, .hc-ad-slot { display: none !important; }
  body.hc-site { background: #fff; color: #000; font-size: 12pt; }
  .hc-entry-header { padding: 0 0 1rem; background: #fff; color: #000; }
  .hc-entry-header .hc-entry-title { color: #000; }
  a { color: #000; text-decoration: underline; }
}