/* UI/UX Custom Styling */
        
        
        /* 1. Gradient Background: Golden Saffron to Red */
        .navbar-custom {
            background: linear-gradient(90deg, #b71c1c 60%, #3e2723 100%);
            box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15); /* Soft shadow for depth */
            padding: 0.8rem 0; /* Breathable spacing */
        }

        /* 2. Brand and Typography Styling */
        .navbar-custom .navbar-brand {
            color: #ffffff;
            font-weight: 800;
            font-size: 1.5rem;
            letter-spacing: 1px;
            transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
        }

        
        .alkatra-brandname {
            font-family: "Alkatra", system-ui;
            font-optical-sizing: auto;
            font-weight: 700;
            font-style: normal;
        }

        .navbar-custom .navbar-brand:hover {
            color: #ffffff;
            opacity: 0.8;
        }

        /* 3. Link Interactions */
        .navbar-custom .nav-link {
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
            font-weight: 500;
            margin: 0 5px;
            transition: color 0.3s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
        }

        .navbar-custom .nav-link:hover,
        .navbar-custom .nav-link:focus,
        .navbar-custom .nav-link.active {
            color: #ffffff;
            transform: translateY(-2px); /* Slight lift on hover */
        }

        /* 4. Submenu Dropdown Styling */
        .dropdown-menu {
            border: none;
            box-shadow: 0 8px 16px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
            border-radius: 8px;
            overflow: hidden;
            margin-top: 10px;
        }

        .dropdown-item {
            font-weight: 500;
            color: #333333;
            padding: 10px 20px;
            transition: background-color 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease;
        }

        .dropdown-item:hover {
            background-color: #FFeaE6; /* Subtle red tint on hover */
            color: #d50000;
        }

        /* 5. Mobile Toggler (Hamburger Icon) Customization */
        .navbar-custom .navbar-toggler {
            border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
        }

        /* Injecting white hamburger icon since background is dark */
        .navbar-custom .navbar-toggler-icon {
            background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 30 30' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cpath stroke='rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-miterlimit='10' d='M4 7h22M4 15h22M4 23h22'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
        }



        /* Optional: Custom styling for a polished look */
        .custom-card {
            border: none;
            border-radius: 12px;
            box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
            transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
            max-width: 350px; /* Restricts maximum width on large screens */
            margin: 2rem auto; /* Centers the card on the page */
        }

        .custom-card:hover {
            transform: translateY(-5px);
            box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
        }

        .custom-card img {
            border-top-left-radius: 12px;
            border-top-right-radius: 12px;
            padding: 1rem; /* Adds breathing room around the illustration */
            background-color: #fcfcfc; /* Very light background to make the transparent PNG pop */
        }
        
        .card-title {
            color: #d32f2f; /* A respectful red tone often used in traditional themes */
            font-weight: bold;
            letter-spacing: 0.5px;
        }

         .tiro-devanagari-marathi-regular {
            font-family: "Tiro Devanagari Marathi", serif;
            font-weight: 400;
            font-style: normal;
        }
        
        .tiro-devanagari-marathi-regular-italic {
            font-family: "Tiro Devanagari Marathi", serif;
            font-weight: 400;
            font-style: italic;
        }


        .hero-section {
            background: linear-gradient(90deg, #E64A19 60%, #3e2723 100%);
            color: white;
            padding: 80px 20px;
            border-radius: 0 0 30px 30px;
            box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
        }
        .section-title {
            border-bottom: 3px solid #E64A19 ;
            display: inline-block;
            padding-bottom: 5px;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            font-weight: 700;
        }
        .card {
            border: none;
            border-radius: 15px;
            box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
            transition: transform 0.3s ease;
        }
        .card:hover {
            transform: translateY(-5px);
        }
        .table th {
            background-color: #5D4037 ;
            color: white;
        }
        footer {
            background-color: #343a40;
            color: white;
            padding: 30px 0;
            margin-top: 40px;
        }


.google-sans-myName {
  font-family: "Google Sans", sans-serif;
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-style: normal;
  font-variation-settings:
    "GRAD" 0;
}

.shrikhand-regular {
  font-family: "Shrikhand", serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: normal;
}

.tiro-devanagari-marathi-regular {
  font-family: "Tiro Devanagari Marathi", serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: normal;
}

.tiro-devanagari-marathi-regular-italic {
  font-family: "Tiro Devanagari Marathi", serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
}