/* Palette and base type */
  :root{
    --maroon:#9E1B32;
    --maroon-dark:#6B0F20;
    --gold:#D6A419;
    --gold-light:#F0C550;
    --jacaranda:#6B4FA0;
    --jacaranda-dark:#48326E;
    --leaf:#1F6B3A;
    --leaf-light:#3F8F57;
    --cream:#F7EEDA;
    --cream-2:#EEE1BE;
    --ink:#221A14;
    --ink-soft:#5B4E44;
    --line:rgba(36,28,24,0.16);
    --radius:3px;
    --header-h:57px;
    --safe-bottom: env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px);
    --safe-top: env(safe-area-inset-top, 0px);
    --dot-line:rgba(36,28,24,0.06);
    --card-surface:#fff;
    /* ---- regional palette, drawn from craft & textile traditions ---- */
    --terracotta:#C1631A;     /* Mangaluru roof tile & pottery */
    --ilkal-red:#9C2436;      /* Ilkal saree field, Bagalkot/Vijayapura belt */
    --kasuti-black:#201C17;   /* Kasuti embroidery ground, Hubballi-Dharwad-Belagavi */
    --hampi-stone:#A66A32;    /* Hampi boulder & ruin sandstone */
    --coffee:#3E2A1C;         /* Chikmagalur-Kodagu estate soil */
    --coastal-teal:#1F7A6E;   /* Udupi-Mangaluru coast */
    /* dedicated section-background color, independent of the --terracotta
       accent value above, so brightening one for accent visibility never
       fights deepening the other for a full-bleed section mood */
    --kannada-bg:#A54E14;
    /* ---- "Imperial Weave" palette (comparison variant, Festivals section only) ---- */
    --imperial-bg:#FDFBF7;
    --imperial-text:#0E2540;
    --imperial-gold:#D99B26;
    --imperial-kumkum:#AC2424;
    --imperial-muted:#736E65;
    /* fixed light text for use on saturated accent backgrounds (maroon,
       jacaranda-dark, kannada-bg, the hero gradient). */
    --on-accent:#F6F1E4;
  }
  *{box-sizing:border-box;}
  html{scroll-behavior:smooth; overflow-x:clip;}
  body{
    margin:0;
    overflow-x:clip;
    background-color:var(--cream);
    background-image: radial-gradient(var(--dot-line) 1px, transparent 1.4px);
    background-size: 20px 20px;
    color:var(--ink);
    font-family:'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif;
    line-height:1.5;
    -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
  }
  h1,h2,h3,.display{
    font-family:'Baloo 2', sans-serif;
    font-weight:700;
    letter-spacing:0;
    margin:0;
  }
  .kn{font-family:'Baloo Tamma 2', sans-serif; font-weight:600;}
  .kn-cycle{
    display:inline-grid !important;
    vertical-align:middle;
    align-items:center;
    justify-items:start;
    line-height:1.15;
    white-space:nowrap;
    cursor:help;
  }
  .kn-cycle > *{grid-area:1/1; transition:opacity .25s ease; line-height:inherit;}
  .kn-cycle .kn-native{font-family:'Baloo Tamma 2', sans-serif; opacity:1; visibility:visible;}
  .kn-cycle .kn-en{font-family:'Baloo 2', sans-serif; font-weight:600; opacity:0; visibility:hidden; pointer-events:none;}
  .kn-cycle:hover .kn-native, .kn-cycle:focus-within .kn-native{opacity:0; visibility:hidden;}
  .kn-cycle:hover .kn-en, .kn-cycle:focus-within .kn-en{opacity:1; visibility:visible;}
  a{color:inherit;}
  img,svg{display:block;max-width:100%;}
  button{font-family:inherit;cursor:pointer;}