/*
 Theme Name:   Hello Elementor Child
 Description:  Hello Elementor Theme ka Child Theme
 Template:     hello-elementor
 Version:      1.0.0
*/


header {
    background: #fff;
	padding: 0px 0px!important;
}

ul.sub-menu {
	padding-top:10px!important;
    display: block;
	    
}

ul#menu-1-02f6f98 {
   padding-top: 10px!important;
    flex: none!important;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
    .why-main img {
        height: 222px!important;
    }
	a.hfe-menu-item {
  padding:0px 0px 0px 20px !important;
	margin-bottom:0px!important;	
}

.avatar-group img {
    margin-left: 0;
    height: 42px !important;
	}
		
}

/* .hfe-nav-menu {
    align-items: center !important;
	display: -webkit-box!important;
} */
html, body {
    overflow-x: hidden !important;
    width: 100%!important;
    max-width: 100%!important;
    
}


  :root{
    --maroon:#732410;
    --maroon-dark:#5a1c0c;
    --black:#000000;
    --ink:#12120f;
    --gray:#6f7175;
    --light-bg:#f8f8fc;
    --border:#ececec;
    --white:#ffffff;
    --font-head:'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif;
    --font-body:'Inter', sans-serif;
  }
  *{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box;}
  body{font-family:var(--font-body);color:var(--ink);line-height:1.7;background:#fff;}
  h1,h2,h3,h4{font-family:var(--font-head);color:var(--ink);line-height:1.2;font-weight:700;}
  a{text-decoration:none;color:inherit;}
  ul{list-style:none;}
  img{max-width:100%;display:block;}
  .container{max-width:1240px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px;}
  .btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;padding:15px 28px;border-radius:6px;font-weight:600;font-size:14.5px;transition:.3s;cursor:pointer;border:none;background:var(--maroon);color:#fff;}
  .btn:hover,a.btn:hover{background:var(--maroon-dark);color:#fff;}
  .eyebrow{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;color:var(--gray);font-weight:600;font-size:12.5px;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:16px;}
  .eyebrow::before{content:"";width:7px;height:7px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--maroon);}
  .section{padding:100px 0;}
  .section-title{font-size:38px;letter-spacing:-.5px;}
  .row-head{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-end;gap:30px;margin-bottom:56px;flex-wrap:wrap;}
  .center{text-align:center;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;}
  .center.eyebrow{justify-content:center;}

  /* ===== TOPBAR ===== */
  .topbar{background:var(--black);color:#cfcfcf;font-size:13.5px;padding:12px 0;}
  .topbar .container{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;}
  .topbar .left span{margin-right:28px;}
  .topbar .left i{margin-right:8px;color:#c0522e;}
  .topbar .social a{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:30px;height:30px;color:#fff;margin-left:6px;font-size:13px;}
  .topbar .social a:hover{color:#c0522e;}
  .topbar .social{border-left:1px solid #333;padding-left:14px;}

  /* ===== HEADER ===== */
  header{background:#fff;padding:22px 0;position:relative;z-index:50;}
  header .container{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;}
  .logo{display:flex;flex-direction:column;font-family:var(--font-head);line-height:1;}
  .logo strong{font-size:26px;color:var(--maroon);font-weight:800;font-style:italic;letter-spacing:.5px;}
  .logo span{font-size:12.5px;color:#0b4c93;letter-spacing:1.5px;margin-top:2px;}
  nav ul{display:flex;gap:36px;}
  nav a{font-weight:500;color:var(--ink);font-size:15px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;}
  nav a:hover{color:var(--maroon);}
  nav a i{font-size:10px;color:#999;}
  .burger{display:none;font-size:22px;color:var(--ink);cursor:pointer;}

  /* ===== HERO ===== */
  .hero{position:relative;background:#111;min-height:640px;display:flex;align-items:center;overflow:hidden;}
  .hero::before{
    content:"";
    position:absolute;
    inset:0;
    /* Clean dark gradient overlay to make hero text highly readable */
    background:
               url('https://gstarinfotech.in/saarathi/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bgimage.jpg') center/cover no-repeat;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .hero .container{
    position:relative;
    z-index: 2;
    display:grid;
    grid-template-columns:1.1fr .9fr;
    align-items:flex-end;
    gap:20px;
    padding-top:70px;
  }
  .hero-content .eyebrow{color:#d8d8d8;}
  .hero-content .eyebrow::before{background:var(--maroon-dark);}
  .hero-content h1{color:#fff;font-size:52px;font-weight:800;margin-bottom:22px;}
  .hero-content p{color:#c7c7c7;font-size:15.5px;max-width:460px;margin-bottom:34px;}
  .hero-image{position:relative;text-align:center;align-self:flex-end;}
  .hero-image img{max-height:560px;margin:0 auto;object-fit:contain;}

  /* ===== ABOUT ===== */
  .about .container{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.95fr 1.05fr;gap:70px;align-items:center;}
  .about-img{position:relative;}
  .about-img .imgs{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0;position:relative;padding-left:26px;}
  .about-img img{border-radius:8px;}
  .about-img .img-top{width:86%;}
  .about-img .img-bottom{width:78%;margin-left:auto;margin-top:-70px;border:6px solid #fff;}
  .about-img .badge-15{position:absolute;left:0;top:190px;width:110px;height:110px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--maroon);color:#fff;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;font-family:var(--font-head);box-shadow:0 15px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.2);z-index:2;transition: .3s;}
  .about-img .badge-15 strong{font-size:24px;font-weight:800;}
  .about-img .badge-15 span{font-size:10.5px;line-height:1.3;}
  .about-img .badge-95{position:absolute;right:6%;top:0;width:64px;height:64px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--maroon);color:#fff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;font-family:var(--font-head);}
  .about-img .feedback-label{position:absolute;right:0;top:70px;writing-mode:vertical-rl;font-size:12px;color:var(--gray);letter-spacing:1px;}
  .about-content ul{margin:22px 0 30px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:14px;}
  .about-content ul li{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;font-weight:500;color:var(--ink);font-size:15px;}
  .about-content ul li i{width:22px;height:22px;background:var(--maroon);color:#fff;border-radius:50%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:10px;flex-shrink:0;}
  .about-bottom{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:40px;margin-top:34px;padding-top:30px;border-top:1px solid var(--border);flex-wrap:wrap;}
  .about-help{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;}
  .about-help .ic{width:46px;height:46px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--light-bg);color:var(--maroon);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:17px;}
  .about-help small{display:block;color:var(--gray);font-size:12.5px;}
  .about-help strong{font-size:15.5px;}
  .about-person{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;}
  .about-person img{width:46px;height:46px;border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;}
  .about-person strong{display:block;font-size:14.5px;}
  .about-person span{font-size:12.5px;color:var(--gray);}

  /* ===== SERVICES ===== */
  .services{background:var(--light-bg);}
  .services-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:28px;}
  .service-card{position:relative;height:400px;border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden;background-size:cover;background-position:center;}
  .service-card::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0,0,0,.82) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,.1) 55%, transparent 100%);}
  .service-card .arrow{position:absolute;top:18px;right:18px;width:42px;height:42px;border-radius:50%;background:#fff;color:var(--maroon);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;z-index:2;}
  .service-card .info{position:absolute;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;padding:26px;z-index:2;}
  .service-card .info h3{color:#fff;font-size:19px;margin-bottom:8px;}
  .service-card .info p{color:#d8d8d8;font-size:13.5px;}
  .services-foot{align-items:center;gap:14px;margin-top:44px;font-size:14.5px;color:var(--gray); text-align: center !important; /*display:flex;*/}
  .free-tag{background:var(--maroon);color:#fff;font-size:12.5px;font-weight:700;padding:6px 16px;border-radius:20px;}
  .services-foot a{color:var(--maroon);font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;}

  /* ===== WHY CHOOSE ===== */
  .why-top{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.3fr .7fr;gap:30px;align-items:flex-end;margin-bottom:50px;}
  .why-imgs{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:16px;}
  .why-imgs img{border-radius:8px;height:190px;object-fit:cover;}
  .why-main{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.9fr 1.1fr;gap:60px;align-items:center;}
  .why-main img{border-radius:10px;width:100%;height:400px;object-fit:cover;}
  .why-main p{color:var(--gray);font-size:15.5px;padding-bottom:26px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);margin-bottom:26px;}
  .why-stats{display:flex;gap:50px;margin-bottom:30px;}
  .why-stats div strong{display:block;font-size:34px;color:var(--maroon);font-family:var(--font-head);font-weight:800;}
  .why-stats div span{font-size:13px;color:var(--gray);}
  .why-watch{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px;}
  .avatar-group{display:flex;}
  .avatar-group img{width:42px;height:42px;border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;border:3px solid #fff;margin-left:-14px;}
  .avatar-group img:first-child{margin-left:0;}
  .why-watch .play-circle{width:44px;height:44px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--maroon);color:#fff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:13px;}
  .why-watch span{font-weight:600;font-size:14.5px;}
  .why-watch .grp{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;}

  /* ===== OUR PROJECT (TEAM) ===== */
  .project-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:28px;}
  .project-card{position:relative;border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden;height:320px;}
  .project-card img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;}
  .project-card .tag{position:absolute;top:18px;left:18px;background:#ffffffe6;color:var(--ink);font-size:12px;font-weight:600;padding:6px 14px;border-radius:20px;}
  .project-card .cap{position:absolute;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;padding:20px;background:linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0,0,0,.75), transparent);color:#fff;font-weight:600;font-size:16px;}

  /* ===== WHAT WE DO ===== */
  .grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.05fr 1fr;
    gap: 60px;
  }
  .grid .eyebrow {
    display:flex;
    align-items:center;
    gap:8px;
    font-size:12px;
    font-weight:700;
    letter-spacing:1.5px;
    color:var(--maroon);
    margin-bottom:18px;
  }
  .grid .eyebrow::before {
    content:"";
    width:6px;
    height:6px;
    border-radius:50%;
    background:var(--maroon);
    display:inline-block;
  }
  .grid h1 {
    font-size:38px;
    line-height:1.25;
    font-weight:700;
    color:#111;
    margin-bottom:20px;
  }
  .desc {
    font-size:15px;
    line-height:1.7;
    color:#7a7a7a;
    max-width:460px;
    margin-bottom:30px;
  }
  .photo-row {
    position:relative;
    display:flex;
    gap:20px;
  }
  .photo-row img {
    width:50%;
    height:230px;
    object-fit:cover;
    border-radius:10px;
    display:block;
  }
  .badge {
    position:absolute;
    top:50%;
    left:50%;
    transform:translate(-50%,-50%);
    width:76px;
    height:76px;
    border-radius:50%;
    background:var(--maroon-dark);
    color:#fff;
    display:flex;
    align-items:center;
    justify-content:center;
    font-size:26px;
    border:5px solid #fff;
  }

  /* Target correct column container class */
  .services1 { display:flex; flex-direction:column; }
  .service-item {
    padding: 22px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #ececec;
  }
  .service-item:last-child { border-bottom:none; }
  .service-title {
    display:flex;
    gap:10px;
    align-items:baseline;
    font-size:17px;
    font-weight:700;
    color:#111;
    margin-bottom:10px;
  }
  .service-title .num { color:var(--maroon); }
  .service-text {
    font-size:14.5px;
    line-height:1.7;
    color:#8a8a8a;
  }

  /* BOTTOM ICON ROW */
  .divider {
    border-top:1px solid #ececec;
    margin-top:55px;
  }
  .icon-row {
    display:grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    padding-top:35px;
  }
  .icon-item {
    display:flex;
    align-items:center;
    gap:14px;
    padding: 0 20px;
    border-left:1px solid #ececec;
  }
  .icon-item:first-child { border-left:none; padding-left:0; }
  .icon-item svg {
    width:30px;
    height:30px;
    stroke:var(--maroon);
    flex-shrink:0;
  }
  .icon-item span {
    font-size:15px;
    font-weight:700;
    color:#111;
    line-height:1.3;
  }

  /* ===== ENERGY EFFICIENCY ===== */
  .energy{background:var(--light-bg);}
  .energy .row-head{align-items:flex-start;}
  .energy .row-head p{color:var(--gray);font-size:15px;max-width:420px;}
  .energy-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.95fr 1.05fr;gap:60px;align-items:center;}
  .energy-grid img{border-radius:10px;width:100%;height:460px;object-fit:cover;}
  .energy-cards{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:18px;}
  .energy-card{
    display:flex;
    gap:20px;
    align-items:flex-start;
    padding:26px;
    border-radius:10px;
    background:var(--white);
    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.02);
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
  }
  .energy-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
  }
  .energy-card.active{background:var(--maroon);color:#fff;}
  .energy-card .num{font-family:var(--font-head);font-weight:800;font-size:28px;color:var(--maroon);}
  .energy-card.active .num{color:#fff;}
  .energy-card h4{font-size:17px;margin-bottom:6px;color:var(--ink);}
  .energy-card.active h4{color:#fff;}
  .energy-card p{font-size:14px;color:var(--gray);}
  .energy-card.active p{color:#eddcd4;}

  /* ===== TESTIMONIAL ===== */
  
.testimonial{background:var(--black);color:#fff;}
.testimonial .container{display:grid;  grid-template-columns:.85fr 1.15fr; gap:60px;align-items:center;}
  .testimonial img.tperson{border-radius:10px;width:100%;height:440px;object-fit:cover;}
  .testimonial .eyebrow{color:#999;}
  .testimonial h2{color:#fff;font-size:36px;margin-bottom:20px;}
  .stars{color:#c0522e;margin-bottom:22px;font-size:15px;}
  .testimonial p.quote{color:#c7c7c7;font-size:16px;margin-bottom:30px;max-width:560px;}
  .testimonial-foot{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;}
  .t-user{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;}
  .t-user img{width:52px;height:52px;border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;}
  .t-user strong{display:block;font-size:15.5px;}
  .t-user span{font-size:13px;color:#999;}
  .t-nav{display:flex;gap:12px;}
  .t-nav button{width:44px;height:44px;border-radius:50%;background:#1c1c1c;color:#fff;border:none;cursor:pointer;font-size:14px;}
  .t-nav button:hover{background:var(--maroon);}
  .logos-row{
    border-top:1px solid #222;
    margin-top:70px;
    padding-top:44px;
    display:flex;
    justify-content:space-between;
    flex-wrap:wrap; /* Changed from nowrap to prevent horizontal scrolling on mobile */
    gap:24px;
  }
  .logos-row .lg{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;color:#c9c9c9;font-weight:700;font-size:30px;opacity:.75;}
  .logos-row .lg i{color:#c0522e;}

  /* ===== BLOG ===== */
  .blog-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:28px;}
  .blog-card img{border-radius:10px;height:230px;object-fit:cover;margin-bottom:22px;}
  .blog-card .date{font-size:13px;color:var(--gray);margin-bottom:12px;}
  .blog-card h3{font-size:19px;margin-bottom:16px;font-weight:700;}
  .blog-card .more{color:var(--maroon);font-weight:600;font-size:14px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;}
  .blog-card .more i{width:26px;height:26px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--light-bg);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:11px;}

  /* ===== CTA ===== */
  .cta-ready{background:var(--black);color:#fff;padding-top:90px;padding-bottom:60px;}
  .cta-ready h2{color:#fff;font-size:44px;margin-bottom:16px;}
  .cta-ready p{color:#9a9a9a;font-size:15.5px;max-width:520px;}
  .cta-ready .divider{border-top:1px solid #222;margin-top:60px;}

  /* ===== FOOTER ===== */
  footer{background:var(--black);color:#9a9a9a;padding-top:60px;}
  .footer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.3fr .8fr .8fr 1fr;gap:40px;padding-bottom:50px;}
  footer .logo strong{color:#c0522e;}
  footer .logo span{color:#5a8fc9;}
  footer .about-text{margin:18px 0;font-size:14px;line-height:1.8;max-width:280px;}
  footer .social{display:flex;gap:10px;}
  footer .social a{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:36px;height:36px;border:1px solid #333;border-radius:50%;color:#fff;font-size:13px;}
  footer .social a:hover{border-color:#c0522e;color:#c0522e;}
  footer h4{color:#fff;font-size:16.5px;margin-bottom:26px;font-weight:700;}
  footer .links li{margin-bottom:16px;font-size:14.5px;}
  footer .links a:hover{color:#c0522e;}
  footer .contact-list li{margin-bottom:16px;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.6;}
  .footer-bottom{border-top:1px solid #222;padding:24px 0;text-align:center;font-size:13.5px;}

  /* ===== RESPONSIVE ===== */
  @media(max-width:992px){
    nav{display:none;}
    .burger{display:block;}
    /* Added .grid here to wrap it consistently with the rest of the sections */
    .about .container, .why-top, .why-main, .energy-grid, .testimonial .container, .grid {grid-template-columns:1fr;}
    .services-grid,.project-grid,.blog-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);}
    .footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;}
    .hero .container{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
    .hero-image{display:none;}
    .hero{min-height:auto;padding:80px 0;}
    .hero .container{padding-top:0;}
    .hero-content{text-align:center;}
    .hero-content p{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;}
    .grid { gap: 40px; }
  }

  @media (max-width: 800px) {
    .icon-row { grid-template-columns: repeat(2,1fr); row-gap:25px; }
    .icon-item:nth-child(3) { border-left:none; }
  }

  @media(max-width:640px){
    .section{padding:64px 0;}
    .hero-content h1{font-size:34px;}
    .services-grid,.project-grid,.blog-grid,.footer-grid,.why-imgs{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
    .why-stats{flex-wrap:wrap;gap:26px;}
    .cta-ready h2{font-size:30px;}
    
    /* Reduced image heights on mobile to optimize layout spacing */
    .service-card{height:320px;}
    .why-main img{height:250px;}
    .energy-grid img{height:280px;}
    .testimonial img.tperson{height:280px;}
    .photo-row img { height: 160px; }
    
    /* Dynamic scale for the About section overlap badge */
    .about-img .badge-15{top: 120px; width: 90px; height: 90px;}
    .about-img .badge-15 strong{font-size: 20px;}
    .about-img .badge-15 span{font-size: 9px;}
    
    .logos-row{justify-content:center;gap:16px;}
    .logos-row .lg{font-size:22px;}
  }

  /* Added mobile grid stacking rule for small mobile screens (below 480px) */
  @media (max-width: 480px) {
    .icon-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; row-gap: 20px; }
    .icon-item { border-left: none; padding-left: 0; }
  }