:root{
  --cream:#f4ecdf;
  --navy:#6f3240;
  --navy-2:#7d3341;
  --green:#6d5f50;
  --gold:#b48948;
  --text:#4b3840;
  --muted:#6f5c63;
  --card:rgba(255,246,248,.90);
  --line:rgba(125,51,65,.16);
  --shadow:rgba(101,62,71,.12);
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{
  margin:0;
  color:var(--text);
  font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
  background:var(--cream);
  min-height:100vh;
}
body::before{
  content:"";
  position:fixed;
  inset:0;
  z-index:-3;
  background:var(--cream);
}
body::after{
  content:"";
  position:fixed;
  z-index:-2;
  left:50%;
  top:0;

  width:min(100vw,820px);
  height:100vh;

  transform:translateX(-50%);

  background:
    url('varanasi-background.jpg')
    center center / cover no-repeat;

  opacity:0.35;   /* add this */

  box-shadow:0 0 50px rgba(36,42,44,.12);
}
a{color:inherit}
.wrap{width:min(94vw,720px);margin:0 auto;padding:22px 18px 64px}
.topbar{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin-bottom:16px}
.back,.top-link{
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
  min-height:38px;padding:8px 13px;border-radius:999px;
  background:rgba(255,255,255,.82);border:1px solid var(--line);
  color:var(--navy);text-decoration:none;font:700 .74rem/1 Arial,sans-serif;
  box-shadow:0 5px 16px rgba(36,42,44,.07)
}
.hero{
  text-align:center;
  background:rgba(244,236,223,.86);
  border:1px solid rgba(180,137,72,.20);
  border-radius:24px;
  padding:28px 22px 22px;
  box-shadow:0 12px 34px var(--shadow);
  backdrop-filter:blur(5px);
}
.kicker{margin:0 0 7px;color:var(--gold);font:700 .72rem/1.2 Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase}
h1{margin:0;color:var(--navy-2);font-size:clamp(2rem,7vw,3.6rem);font-weight:500;line-height:1}
.hero p{max-width:560px;margin:12px auto 0;color:var(--muted);font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.5}
.quicknav{display:flex;gap:7px;overflow:auto;padding:12px 2px 3px;scrollbar-width:none}
.quicknav::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none}
.quicknav a{white-space:nowrap;text-decoration:none;background:rgba(255,255,255,.83);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:999px;padding:8px 11px;color:var(--navy);font:700 .70rem/1 Arial,sans-serif}
.section{margin-top:18px;background:rgba(244,236,223,.88);border:1px solid rgba(180,137,72,.18);border-radius:22px;padding:20px;box-shadow:0 10px 28px rgba(36,42,44,.10);backdrop-filter:blur(5px)}
.section-head{margin-bottom:14px}
.section-head .eyebrow{margin:0 0 4px;color:var(--gold);font:700 .69rem/1.2 Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase}
h2{margin:0;color:var(--navy-2);font-size:1.55rem;font-weight:500}
.section-head p{margin:7px 0 0;color:var(--muted);font-size:.90rem;line-height:1.45}
.grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:10px}
.card{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;padding:15px;box-shadow:0 6px 18px rgba(36,42,44,.06)}
.card.wide{grid-column:1/-1}
.card h3{margin:0;color:var(--navy);font-size:1.03rem;font-weight:700}
.card .meta{margin:4px 0 7px;color:var(--gold);font:700 .70rem/1.4 Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.03em}
.card p{margin:0;color:var(--muted);font-size:.84rem;line-height:1.45}
.card ul{margin:8px 0 0;padding-left:18px;color:var(--muted);font-size:.82rem;line-height:1.45}
.card li+li{margin-top:4px}
.actions{display:flex;gap:7px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:11px}
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-height:34px;padding:7px 10px;border-radius:999px;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid rgba(38,67,90,.22);background:#fff;color:var(--navy);font:700 .68rem/1 Arial,sans-serif}
.btn.primary{background:var(--navy);border-color:var(--navy);color:#fff}
.btn.gold{background:#fff9ef;border-color:rgba(180,137,72,.38);color:#765724}
.notice{background:rgba(255,249,239,.92);border-left:4px solid var(--gold);padding:12px 14px;border-radius:12px;color:var(--muted);font-size:.82rem;line-height:1.45;margin-top:10px}
.pills{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:7px;margin-top:10px}
.pill{border-radius:999px;padding:7px 10px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.86);border:1px solid var(--line);font:700 .68rem/1 Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--navy)}
.footer{text-align:center;margin:20px auto 0;padding:14px;color:#425664;font-size:.72rem;line-height:1.45;background:rgba(244,236,223,.74);border-radius:16px}
.footer a{font-weight:700;color:var(--navy)}
@media(max-width:620px){
  .wrap{width:100%;padding:14px 12px 46px}
  .hero{padding:23px 15px 18px;border-radius:20px}
  .section{padding:15px;border-radius:18px}
  .grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .card.wide{grid-column:auto}
  .topbar{margin-bottom:10px}
  .back,.top-link{font-size:.68rem;padding:8px 10px}
}