:root {
    --primary-color: #023e8a;
    --secondary-color: #8eacbe;
    --tertiary-color: rgb(188, 70, 6);
    --bg-light-grey: #f9f9f9;
    --bg-white: #ffffff;
    --bg-lt-dark: #eeede7;
    --bg-dark: #97b7cb;
    --text-white: #fff;
    --text-grey: #444;
    --btn-bg-color: #023e8a;
    --btn-bg-hover: #8eacbe;
    --link-color: #0077cc;
    --link-hover: #0077cc;
    --box-shadow: 0 2px 3px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.07);
}

* {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    text-decoration: none;
}

/* Performance optimizations */
html { 
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
    text-size-adjust: 100%;
    -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
}

/* LOCAL FONTS INSTEAD OF EXTERNAL GOOGLE FONT LINK */
/* open-sans-300 - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Open Sans';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 300;
  src: url('../fonts/open-sans-v43-latin-300.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}
/* open-sans-300italic - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Open Sans';
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  src: url('../fonts/open-sans-v43-latin-300italic.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}
/* open-sans-regular - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Open Sans';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400;
  src: url('../fonts/open-sans-v43-latin-regular.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}
/* open-sans-italic - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Open Sans';
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  src: url('../fonts/open-sans-v43-latin-italic.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}
/* open-sans-500 - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Open Sans';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 500;
  src: url('../fonts/open-sans-v43-latin-500.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}
/* open-sans-500italic - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Open Sans';
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  src: url('../fonts/open-sans-v43-latin-500italic.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}
/* open-sans-600 - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Open Sans';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 600;
  src: url('../fonts/open-sans-v43-latin-600.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}
/* open-sans-600italic - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Open Sans';
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 600;
  src: url('../fonts/open-sans-v43-latin-600italic.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}
/* open-sans-700 - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Open Sans';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 700;
  src: url('../fonts/open-sans-v43-latin-700.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}
/* open-sans-700italic - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Open Sans';
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 700;
  src: url('../fonts/open-sans-v43-latin-700italic.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}
/* open-sans-800 - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Open Sans';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 800;
  src: url('../fonts/open-sans-v43-latin-800.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}
/* open-sans-800italic - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Open Sans';
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 800;
  src: url('../fonts/open-sans-v43-latin-800italic.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}

/* montserrat-300 - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Montserrat';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 300;
  src: url('../fonts/montserrat-v30-latin-300.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}
/* montserrat-300italic - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Montserrat';
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  src: url('../fonts/montserrat-v30-latin-300italic.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}
/* montserrat-regular - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Montserrat';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400;
  src: url('../fonts/montserrat-v30-latin-regular.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}
/* montserrat-italic - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Montserrat';
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  src: url('../fonts/montserrat-v30-latin-italic.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}
/* montserrat-500 - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Montserrat';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 500;
  src: url('../fonts/montserrat-v30-latin-500.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}
/* montserrat-500italic - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Montserrat';
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  src: url('../fonts/montserrat-v30-latin-500italic.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}
/* montserrat-600 - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Montserrat';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 600;
  src: url('../fonts/montserrat-v30-latin-600.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}
/* montserrat-600italic - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Montserrat';
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 600;
  src: url('../fonts/montserrat-v30-latin-600italic.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}
/* montserrat-700 - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Montserrat';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 700;
  src: url('../fonts/montserrat-v30-latin-700.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}
/* montserrat-700italic - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Montserrat';
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 700;
  src: url('../fonts/montserrat-v30-latin-700italic.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}
/* montserrat-800 - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Montserrat';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 800;
  src: url('../fonts/montserrat-v30-latin-800.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}
/* montserrat-800italic - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Montserrat';
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 800;
  src: url('../fonts/montserrat-v30-latin-800italic.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}

/* playfair-display-sc-regular - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Playfair Display SC';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400;
  src: url('../fonts/playfair-display-sc-v17-latin-regular.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}
/* playfair-display-sc-italic - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Playfair Display SC';
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  src: url('../fonts/playfair-display-sc-v17-latin-italic.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}
/* playfair-display-sc-700 - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Playfair Display SC';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 700;
  src: url('../fonts/playfair-display-sc-v17-latin-700.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}
/* playfair-display-sc-700italic - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Playfair Display SC';
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 700;
  src: url('../fonts/playfair-display-sc-v17-latin-700italic.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}
/* playfair-display-sc-900 - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Playfair Display SC';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 900;
  src: url('../fonts/playfair-display-sc-v17-latin-900.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}
/* playfair-display-sc-900italic - latin */
@font-face {
  font-display: swap; /* Check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display for other options. */
  font-family: 'Playfair Display SC';
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 900;
  src: url('../fonts/playfair-display-sc-v17-latin-900italic.woff2') format('woff2'); /* Chrome 36+, Opera 23+, Firefox 39+, Safari 12+, iOS 10+ */
}


body {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    margin: 0;
    line-height: 1.6;
    animation: fadeIn 0.8s ease-in-out both;
    text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
}

/* headings   */
h1,
h2,
h3,
h4 {
    font-family: 'Playfair Display', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 600;
}

h1 {
    font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2rem); 
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    text-align: center;
    color: var(--primary-color);
}

h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 3vw, 1.6rem); 
    margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
    padding-bottom: 0;
    color: var(--tertiary-color);
}

h3 { 
    font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 2.5vw, 1.4rem); 
    margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
    color: var(--primary-color);
}

h4 { 
    font-size: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.5rem); 
    margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
    color: #1e7b7b;
}

p, ul li { 
    font-size: clamp(0.9rem, 1.5vw, 1rem); 
    margin-bottom: 0.4rem; 
    color: #333;
}

/*-----Bullets styles global....*/
ul {
    list-style-image: url('img/bullet2.png');
    margin-left: 1.6rem;
    line-height: 1.5rem;
}

a {
    font-size: clamp(0.9rem, 1.5vw, 1rem);
    color: var(--link-color);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

a:hover { 
    color: var(--link-hover); 
    text-decoration: underline;
}

/* Code for i placed after a link is: 
<i class="fa-solid fa-circle-arrow-right"></i>  */
a i {
    padding-left: 5px;
}

/* Call-to-Action Button Styles */
.btn-body {
    display: inline-block;
    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 0.2rem 0.7rem;
    margin-top: 0.9rem;
    background-color: transparent;
    color: var(--text-grey);
    border-radius: 5px;
    border: 2px solid var(--primary-color);
    text-decoration: none;
    text-align: center;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 1rem;
    width: auto;
    /* Full width on mobile */
    transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
}

.btn-body:hover {
    background-color: var(--primary-color);
    color: #fff;
    transform: translateX(1px);
    text-decoration: none;
}

/* Adjust for stacked layout on small screens */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .btn-body {
        display: block;
        padding: 5px 10px;
        background-color: var(--primary-color);
        color: #fff;
    }

    /* Commented out for now
    .btn-container {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        justify-content: flex-start;
    }
    */
}

/*--Links "a" as a button  */
.link-btn {
    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 0.2rem 0.7rem;
    margin-top: 10px;
    background-color: var(--tertiary-color);
    color: var(--bg-white);
    border-radius: 16px;
    border: 2px solid white;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-align: center;
    font-weight: 400;
    width: auto;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.link-btn:hover {
    background-color: #e08284d2;
    color: var(--text-grey);
    border: 2px solid var(--bg-light-grey);
    box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    text-decoration: none;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .link-btn {
        display: block;
        margin: auto;
    }
}

/*---whats App ----*/
.whatsapp {
    position: fixed;
    bottom: 20px;
    right: 20px;
    z-index: 999;
    font-size: 20px;
}

.whatsapp a {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    background: #13ca28;
    border-radius: 16%;
    color: var(--text-white);
    text-decoration: none;
    box-shadow: var(--box-shadow);
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.whatsapp a:hover {
    transform: translateY(-3px);
    text-decoration: none;
}

.whatsapp i {
    font-size: 2.1rem;
}


.disclaimer {
    display: flex;
    margin: auto;
    max-width: 1200px;
    border-left: 0.4rem solid #168aad;
    border-top: 1px solid #dad8d8;
    margin-top: 30px;
    padding: 20px;
    text-align: left;
    border-radius: 5px;
    background-color: #f1f0f0;
    box-shadow: var(--box-shadow);
}



/* =============================
       Navigation Bar 
=====================================  */

nav {
    z-index: 99;
    height: 60px;
    background: var(--primary-color);
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
}

/*--for call--*/
nav .call,
.call-us {
    position: absolute;
    top: 20px;
    left: 5%;
}

.call-us {
    display: none;
}

nav .call a,
.call-us a {
    color: var(--text-white);
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 1.1px;
}

nav .call a:hover {
    color: #fad2d2;
}

nav .call .m-no,
.call-us .m-no {
    font-weight: 400;
    padding-left: 0.6rem;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
    .call-us {
        display: inline-block;
    }

    .call {
        display: none;
    }
}

/*---for menu ------*/
nav ul {
    float: right;
    margin-right: 5%;
}

nav ul li {
    display: inline-block;
    line-height: 60px;
}

nav ul li a {
    position: relative;
    color: var(--text-white);
    padding: 0.2rem 0.7rem;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--bg-light-grey);
    text-decoration: none;
}

nav ul li a:hover {
    color: #f1a8a8;
    text-decoration: none;
}

/* appointment btn in nav */
nav ul li .link-btn{border: 2px solid var(--bg-light-grey); border-radius: 5px;}
nav ul li a.link-btn:hover{background-color: var(--secondary-color); color: var(--text-grey); border: 2px solid #fff; }

/*-CSS for active NavBar link in respective page-*/
/*----- Need to make class -active- in ul li of 
respective page-*/
nav ul li a.active {
    font-weight: bold;
}

nav ul li a.active:hover {
    color: #f1a8a8;
}

/*---------For change in color of nav on scroll----*/
.navbar.scrolled {
    background-color: var(--bg-white);
    color: var(--text-grey);
    box-shadow: var(--box-shadow);
}

.navbar.scrolled a {
    color: var(--text-grey);
    border-left: 1px solid var(--text-grey);
}

.navbar.scrolled a:hover {
    color: var(--primary-color);
    text-decoration: underline;
}

/*--Remove left border----*/
.navbar.scrolled .call a {
    border: none;
}

.navbar.scrolled a.link-btn {
    border: 2px solid var(--secondary-color);
    background-color: var(--btn-bg-color);
    color: var(--text-white);
}

.navbar.scrolled a.link-btn:hover {
    background-color: white;
    border: 2px solid var(--primary-color);
    color: var(--text-grey);
    text-decoration: none;
}

/*---CSS for responsive menu open icon */


label #btn,
.navbar label #cancel {
    color: var(--text-white);
    font-size: 30px;
    float: right;
    line-height: 60px;
    margin-right: 10%;
    cursor: pointer;
    display: none;
}

.navbar.scrolled label #btn,
.navbar.scrolled label #cancel {
    color: var(--text-dark);
}

#check {
    display: none;
}




/*--For responsite nav--*/

@media (max-width: 850px) {

    /*--For responsite nav--*/
    label #btn {
        display: block;
    }

    nav ul {
        position: fixed;
        width: 50%;
        height: 350px;
        background: var(--primary-color);
        border-right: 1px solid #b9d0df;
        border-bottom: 1px solid #b9d0df;
        top: 60px;
        left: -100%;
        text-align: left;
        padding: 0 0 0 5%;
        transition: all .3s;
        margin-left: 0;
    }

    nav ul li {
        display: block;
        margin: 20px 0;
        line-height: 30px;
    }

    nav ul li a {
        font-size: 1em;
        border-left: none;
    }

    nav ul li a.link-btn{
        padding: 0 10px;
        text-align: start;
        width: fit-content;
        margin-left: 1px;
    }

    #check:checked~ul {
        left: 0;
    }

    #check:checked~label #btn {
        display: none;
    }

    #check:checked~label #cancel {
        display: block;
    }

    .navbar.scrolled a {
        border-left: none;
        color: var(--text-light);
    }

    .navbar.scrolled a:hover {
        color: var(--text-dark);
    }

    .navbar.scrolled ul {
        background: var(--bg-white);
    }
}


/*----------------------------------
    For Below Nav logo and social
------------------------------------*/
.below-nav {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: row;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    width: 100%;
    background-color: var(--bg-white);
    padding: 3px 5%;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--primary-color);
    box-shadow: var(--box-shadow);
}

/* styles for logo for laptop  */
.site-logo{display: flex; flex-direction: row; justify-content: center; align-items: center; font-family: sans-serif; margin: 5px; padding: 10px; border: 0.5px solid #ddd; border-left: 4px solid var(--primary-color); border-right: 4px solid rgb(188, 70, 6); border-radius: 6px; box-shadow: var(--box-shadow);}
      .site-logo a i{font-size: 3.5rem;font-weight: 800; color: var(--primary-color);padding-right: 10px; }
      .site-logo .dr{font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: 800; color: rgb(188, 70, 6); }
      .site-logo .myname{font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: 800; color: var(--primary-color); }
      .site-logo p{font-size: 0.7rem; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0px; }
      .site-logo a:hover{text-decoration: none;}


.logo .logo-img img {
    height: 50px;
    width: auto;
}

/* styles for logo for mobile  */
.logo .logo-apt {
    display: none;
}

.nav-social a i {
    padding: 0 3px;
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    color: var(--primary-color);
    border-radius: 10%;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.nav-social a i:hover {
    color: var(--bg-dark);
    transform: translateY(-3px);
}


@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .logo .logo-img img {
        display: none
    }

    .site-logo{display: none;}

    /* styles for logo for mobile  */
    .logo .logo-apt {
        display: inline-block;
        font-weight: 500;
        background-color: transparent;
        border: 1.5px solid var(--primary-color);
        color: var(--text-grey);
        padding: 3px 15px;
        margin-bottom: 10px;
    }
}

/*---------------------------
    header section starts
------------------------------*/
.header-textbox {
    height: 50vh;
    width: 100%;
    padding: 3rem;
    background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(4, 9, 30, 0.7), rgba(4, 9, 30, 0.5)), url('img/laser-banner.jpg');
    background-size: cover; /*--it may change to 
    cover to stretch image to cover all space---*/
    background-attachment: fixed;
    background-position: center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    text-align: center;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    margin: auto;
    background-color: linear-gradient(180deg, #11264e, #11264e);
    clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% 95%, 0 100%);
}

.header-textbox h1 {
    color: #dcdfe4;
}

.header-textbox .header-textbox-mobile{display: none;}

.header-textbox hr {
    width: 150px;
    margin: auto;
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
    border-top: 0.1rem solid #dcdfe4;
}

.header-textbox h3 {
    color: #bec4cf;
    font-size: 1.3rem;
    font-weight: 400;
    max-width: 80%;
    margin: auto;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .header-textbox {
        height: 60vh;
    }

    .header-textbox .header-textbox-mobile{display: flex; flex-direction: column;}
    .header-textbox .header-textbox-desk{display: none;}
}

@media (max-width: 400px) {
    .header-textbox{
        background-size: cover;
        background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(4, 9, 30, 0.6), rgba(4, 9, 30, 0.4)), url('img/banner-mobile.jpg');
    }

    .header-textbox h3{
        max-width: 100%;
    }
}


/*-----------------
    Landing Section 
------------------- */
.landing {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 4rem 20px;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: auto;
    /*
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--white), var(--bg-dark));
    clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% 95%, 0 100%);
    box-shadow: 2 2px 4px 2 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    */
}

.land-row {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: space-between;
}

.land-col-left {
    flex: 30%;
    background-color: #fff;
    border: 1px solid #f2f2f2;
    border-radius: 5px;
    box-shadow: var(--box-shadow);
}

.land-col-right {flex: 70%; padding-left: 50px; }

.doc-img {padding: 1rem 0;}
.doc-img img {
    width: 50%; border: 1px solid #a1a1a1;
    border-radius: 50%; display: block; margin: auto;
}

.landing h3 {text-align: center; padding-bottom: 10px;}

.degree{text-align: center; padding: 0 0.8rem;}
.degree p{font-size: 0.9rem; padding-bottom: 0.1rem;}

.land-col-right{
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .land-col-left,
    .land-col-right {
        flex: 100%;
        padding: 2rem 0;
    }
}

/*--------------------
Services Section
---------------------*/
.services {
    background-color: #f4f2f2;
    padding: 4rem 0;
}

.serv-container{
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    max-width: 1200px;
    padding: 20px;
    margin: auto;
}

.services hr{width: 150px; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 
    30px; border-top: 2px solid var(--primary-color);}

.services-card-container {
    display: flex;
    gap: 20px;
    /* Space between columns */
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: stretch;
}

.services-card {
    flex: 1;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between; /* for content spacing inside */
    min-height: 400px;
    max-width: 410px;
    background-color: var(--bg-light-grey);
    border: 1px solid var(--bg-dark);
    border-radius: 8px;
    box-shadow: 5px 10px 8px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.07);
    transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.services-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-5px);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

.services-img {
    height: 200px;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.services-img img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    border-radius: 8px 8px 0 0;
    object-fit: cover;
    transition: transform 0.5s ease;
}

.services-card:hover .services-img img {
    transform: scale(1.1);
}

.services-content {
    flex-grow: 1;
    /* This makes the content take up available space */
    padding: 15px;
}

.services-content a {
    text-decoration: none;
}

.services-content p {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.serv-card-btn-container {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    padding-bottom: 15px;
    margin-top: auto;
    /* Push the button to the bottom */
}

@media (max-width: 1068px) {
    .services-card-container {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: center;
    }

    .services-card {
        width: 100%;
    }

    .serv-card-btn-container {
        display: block;
        width: 100%;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {

    .services-card {
        width: 100%;
    }

    .services-content {
        padding: 15px;
    }

    .serv-card-btn-container {
        padding: 15px;
    }
}

/*----Highlighted services  */
.hl-serv-index{
    max-width: 100%;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 3rem 20px;
    margin: auto;
}

.hl-serv-index .hl-serv-content-index{
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: auto;
}

.hl-serv-index .hl-serv-content-index h2{text-align: center;}

.hl-serv-index .hl-serv-content-index hr{
    width: 200px;
    margin: auto;
    border-top: 3px solid var(--primary-color);
}

@media (max-width: 768px){
    .hl-serv-index .hl-serv-content-index h2{text-align: start;}
    .hl-serv-index .hl-serv-content-index hr{width: 100%;}
}

/*-------------------------
     Hospitals Section 
----------------------------*/

.hospitals {
    max-width: 1200px;
    padding: 70px 20px;
    background: #fff;
    margin: auto;
}

.hospitals-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(300px, 1fr));
    gap: 20px;
}

.hospital-card {
    padding-bottom: 20px;
    background-color: var(--bg-light-grey);
    border-radius: 5px;
    text-align: center;
    box-shadow: var(--box-shadow);
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.hospital-card img {
    width: 100%;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
    border-radius: 5px 5px 0 0;
    border-bottom: 2px solid #fff;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.hospital-card-content{
    padding: 10px;
}

.hospital-card a {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #830c36;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 500;
}

.hospital-card a:hover {
    color: #168aad;
}

.hospital-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-5px);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

.hospital-card h3 {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
}

.location {
    color: var(--gray-color);
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.location i,
.schedule i {
    margin-right: 5px;
}

.schedule {
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.hosp-notice {
    padding-top: 40px;
    text-align: center;
}

.hosp-notice i {
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    padding-right: 10px;
    color: #830c36;
}


/*-----Hospital & Location ends----*/

/*----------------------------
   Book your Appointment
--------------------------------*/
.index-apt {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--bg-dark), var(--bg-lt-dark));
    text-align: center;
    padding: 60px 20px;
    box-shadow: var(--box-shadow);
}

.index-apt-container{
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: auto;
}

.index-apt hr{
    width: 150px;
    margin: 20px auto;
    border: 1.5px solid var(--primary-color);
}

.book-apt {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: row;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
}

.book-apt img {
    width: 80%;
    border: 1px solid #4f4f4f;
    border-radius: 10px;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .book-apt {
        flex-direction: column;
    }

    .book-apt img{
        width: 100%;
    }

    .book-apt-link {
        transform: translateY(-12em);
    }
}

/*------------------------------------
    Blog Post
-----------------------------*/

/*--------------------
    Youtube Channels
----------------------*/

/* Section container */
.channels-section {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 40px auto;
    padding: 20px;
}

.section-header {
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.section-description {
    max-width: 700px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    text-align: justify;
}

/* Channels container */
.channels-container {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
    margin: auto;
    gap: 20px;
}

/* Channel card */
.channel-card {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    width: 320px;
    min-height: 350px;
    background-color: #fff;
    border: 1px solid #ddd;
    border-radius: 5px;
    overflow: hidden;
    box-shadow: var(--box-shadow);
    transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.channel-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-3px);
    box-shadow: 0 15px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
}

.channel-banner {
    height: 100px;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    padding: 3px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(211, 209, 209);
    box-shadow: var(--box-shadow);
}

.channel-content {
    padding: 20px;
    text-align: center;
}

.channel-avatar {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    width: 60px;
    height: 60px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    margin: -60px auto 15px;
    border: 2px solid #ef532c;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    background-color: #fff;
    color: #ef532c;
}

.channel-avatar i {
    font-size: 40px;
    text-align: center;
    background-color: #fff;
    border-radius: 50px;
}

.channel-description {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    color: #666;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.card-button-container {
    margin-top: auto;
    padding-bottom: 20px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    /* Push the button to the bottom */
}

/* Responsive adjustments */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .channels-container {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: center;
    }

    .channel-card {
        width: 100%;
        max-width: 400px;
    }
}

/*--------------------
    Blog Section
----------------------*/
.blog-sec-ind{
    background-color: #f4f4f4;
    width: 100%;
    padding: 20px;
}

.blogs-container-home{
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: auto;
}

.blog-sec-header{
    max-width: 800px;
    margin: auto;
    padding: 20px;
    text-align: center;
}

.blog-sec-header h3{
    padding: 20px 0;
}

/*---Recent Blog  */
.recent-blogs-sec{
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: auto;
}

@media (max-width: 576px){
    .blog-sec-header{
        text-align: start;
    }
    .recent-blogs-sec{
        padding: 0 15px;
    }
}

/*   Highlighted Blogs Carousal  */
.hl-blog-carousal {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.slider-wrapper {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: transparent;
}

.slider-track {
    display: flex;
    transition: transform 0.5s ease-in-out;
    gap: 20px;
}

.card {
    flex: 0 0 25%;
    padding: 0px;
}

.card-inner {
    background: transparent;
    min-height: 340px;
    height: auto;
    border-radius: 5px;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    box-shadow: var(--box-shadow);
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.card-inner:hover {
    transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.card img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 150px;
    object-fit: cover;
}

.card-content {
    padding: 15px;
    flex: 1;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
    min-height: 150px; /* Add minimum height to ensure consistent spacing */
}

.card-title {
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: bold;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.card-meta {
    font-size: 12px;
    color: #666;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.read-more-spl {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #0066cc;
    font-weight: 500;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
    margin-top: auto; /* Push to bottom */
    align-self: flex-start; /* Align to start of container */
}

.read-more-spl span {
    margin-right: 5px;
}

.read-more-spl .arrow-rt {
    display: inline-block;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.read-more-spl:hover {
    color: #b41207;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.read-more-spl:hover .arrow-rt {
    transform: translateX(15px);
}

.nav-arrow {
    position: absolute;
    top: 40%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
    color: #fff;
    border: none;
    padding: 10px;
    cursor: pointer;
    z-index: 10;
    border-radius: 50%;
}

.nav-arrow.left {
    left: 10px;
}

.nav-arrow.right {
    right: 10px;
}

.pagination-dots {
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: 15px;
}

.pagination-dots .dot {
    height: 10px;
    width: 10px;
    margin: 0 5px;
    background-color: #bbb;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: inline-block;
    transition: background-color 0.3s;
}

.pagination-dots .dot.active {
    background-color: #007BFF;
}

@media (max-width: 992px) {
    .card {
      flex: 0 0 50%;
    }

    .hl-blog-carousal{
        padding: 0 15px;
    }

    .card-inner{height: 390px;}
}

@media (max-width: 576px) {
    .card {
      flex: 0 0 100%;
    }

    .card img {
      height: 200px;
    }
}

.hl-blog-btn{
    display: flex;
    margin: auto;
    justify-content: center;
}


/*--Read more link with hover effect of arrow moving right--*/
.read-more-spl {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #0066cc;
    font-weight: 500;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
    margin-top: auto; /* Push to bottom */
    align-self: flex-start; /* Align to start of container */
}

.read-more-spl span {
    margin-right: 5px;
}

.read-more-spl .arrow-rt {
    display: inline-block;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.read-more-spl:hover {
    color: #b41207;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.read-more-spl:hover .arrow-rt {
    transform: translateX(15px);
}

/*--Read more ends---*/

/*----------------------------
        Testimonial Section
--------------------------------*/

.testimonial-sec {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    background-color: var(--bg-light-grey);
    border-top: 1px solid #b9d0df;
    padding-top: 20px;
}

.custom-slider {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: auto;
    padding: 0 20px;
}

.custom-box {
    width: 300px;
    height: 320px;
    box-shadow: var(--box-shadow);
    margin: 15px;
    padding: 15px;
    background-color: #fff;
    border-radius: 15px;
}

.custom-box-inside {
    max-width: 300px;
    height: 300px;
    position: relative;
    /* padding: 1.5em; */
    word-break: break-word;
}

.testimonial-banner{
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between; /* pushes items to edges */
}

.custom-box img {
    width: 60%;
    height: auto;
}

.custom-box-inside p {
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    text-align: justify;
    margin-top: 1rem;
}

.slick-list {
    overflow-y: visible !important;
    /* max-width: 80vw; */
}

.slick-prev,
.slick-next {
    position: absolute;
    line-height: 0;
    top: 50%;
    width: 30px;
    height: 30px;
    display: block;
    padding: 0;
    -webkit-transform: translate(0, -50%);
    transform: translate(0, -50%);
    cursor: pointer;
    color: transparent;
    border: none;
    outline: none;
    border-radius: 50px;
    background: rgba(4, 62, 70, 0.5);
}

.slick-slider {
    user-select: none;
}

.slick-next {
    right: -5px;
    z-index: 1;
}

.slick-prev {
    left: -5px;
    z-index: 1;
}

.slick-next:before {
    content: '\003e';
    font-size: 1.2em;
    font-weight: 1000;
    padding-left: 12px;
    color: white;
}

.slick-prev:before {
    content: '\003c';
    font-size: 1.2em;
    font-weight: 1000;
    padding-left: 9px;
    color: white;
}

/*---------Testimonial section ends-------*/


/* ==========================================
   FAQ Section
   ========================================== */
.faq {
    background-color: #ddd;
    box-shadow: var(--box-shadow);
    padding: 20px;
}

.container-faq-section{
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.faq-section-header {
    text-align: center;
    padding: 80px 0 30px;
}

.underline {
    height: 2px;
    width: 150px;
    background-color: var(--primary-color);
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.faq-container {
    max-width: 800px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.faq-item {
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    background-color: var(--bg-light-grey);
    box-shadow: var(--box-shadow);
    overflow: hidden;
}

.faq-question {
    padding: 5px 20px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.faq-question h3 {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    color: #444;
    font-weight: 500;
}

.faq-question i {
    color: var(--primary-color);
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.faq-answer {
    padding: 0 20px;
    max-height: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.faq-item.active .faq-question {
    background-color: var(--bg-lt-dark);
}

.faq-item.active .faq-question i {
    transform: rotate(45deg);
}

.faq-item.active .faq-answer {
    padding: 0 20px 20px;
    max-height: 1000px;
}


/*-----------------------------------
    Contact Form section starts
-----------------------------------*/

.contactform {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 20px;
    background-color: white;
}

.contactform-col{
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: auto;
}

.contactform-col h1 {
    text-align: center;
    padding: 30px 0 20px 0;
}

.form-contact {
    width: 500px;
    font-size: 30px;
    background: transparent;
    border: solid 1px rgb(106, 98, 98);
    border-radius: 20px;
    padding: 30px;
    margin: auto;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 3px 0 rgb(57, 55, 55);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    transition: all .3s;
}

input,
textarea,
button {
    padding: 5px;
    margin: 10px;
    background: transparent;
    border: none;
    border-bottom: solid 1px #333;
}

textarea {
    resize: none;
}

form button {
    width: 200px;
    margin: auto;
}

.submitbutton {
    background: transparent;
    font-size: 20px;
    border: solid 2px var(--primary-color);
    border-radius: 20px;
    margin-top: 20px;
}

.submitbutton:hover {
    background: var(--primary-color);
    color: #efefef;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .form-contact {
        width: 100%;
    }
}

/* ------  Contact form ends ------- */


/* Add these styles for responsive reCAPTCHA */
.g-recaptcha-container {
    margin: 20px auto;
    width: 100%;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
}

.g-recaptcha {
    transform-origin: center;
    -webkit-transform-origin: center;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 400px) {
    .g-recaptcha {
        transform: scale(0.85);
        -webkit-transform: scale(0.85);
    }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 350px) {
    .g-recaptcha {
        transform: scale(0.75);
        -webkit-transform: scale(0.75);
    }
}



/*-------------------------
      Footer
-------------------------*/

footer {
    background-color: #11264e;
    color: var(--text-white);
    padding: 50px 0 20px;
    text-align: center;
}



.footer-container hr {
    width: 300px;
    margin: auto;
    display: none;
}

.footer-logo {
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.footer-text {
    opacity: 0.7;
    max-width: 900px;
    margin: 0 auto 30px;
    color: var(--white);
    padding: 0 7%;
}

.footer-links {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 15px;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.footer-links a {
    color: whitesmoke;
    text-decoration: none;
    opacity: 0.7;
    transition: var(--transition);
}

.footer-links a:hover {
    opacity: 1;
}

.footer-social {
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.social-icon {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
    color: whitesmoke;
    margin: 0 8px;
    transition: var(--transition);
}

.social-icon:hover {
    background-color: var(--primary-color);
    transform: translateY(-5px);
}

.copyright {
    opacity: 0.5;
    color: white;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    margin-top: 30px;

}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .footer-container hr {
        display: block;
    }

    .footer-text{
        width: 95%;
    }

    .footer-links {
        flex-direction: column;
    }
}