    /* ===== Global Reset ===== */
    body {
      font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
      overflow-x: hidden;
    }

    /* ===== Navbar ===== */
    /* .navbar {
      background-color: #fff;
      box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
      margin-bottom: 0;
    }
    .navbar-brand {
      font-weight: 700;
      color: #28a745 !important;
    }
    .navbar-nav .nav-link {
      color: #020202;
      font-weight: 500;
      margin-left: 15px;
    
    }
    .navbar-nav .nav-link:hover {
      color: #28a745 !important;
    }
    .navbar-nav .nav-link.active {
      color: #28a745!important;
      font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;
    } */
     /* ===== Custom Navbar Styling ===== */
.custom-navbar {
  background-color: #000;        /* black background */
  min-height: 100px;             /* increase height */
  padding: 15px 0;
}

.custom-navbar .navbar-nav .nav-link {
  color: #fff;
  margin-left: 25px;
  position: relative;
}

/* Hover underline effect */
.custom-navbar .navbar-nav .nav-link::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  width: 0;
  height: 2px;
  background: #28a745;
  left: 0;
  bottom: -6px;
  transition: 0.3s;
}

.custom-navbar .navbar-nav .nav-link:hover::after,
.custom-navbar .navbar-nav .nav-link.active::after {
  width: 100%;
}

.custom-navbar .navbar-nav .nav-link:hover {
  color: #28a745 !important;
}


    /* ===== Hero Section ===== */
    #home {
      margin-top: -1px;
      padding-top: 0;
    }
    #heroCarousel .carousel-item {
      height: 500px;
    }

    #heroCarousel .carousel-item img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 500px;
      object-fit: cover; /* ensures full width + responsive cropping */
    }
    #heroCarousel .carousel-caption h2 {
      color: #fff;
      margin-bottom: 20px;
      background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    }
    #heroCarousel .carousel-caption a.btn {
      font-size: 18px;
      padding: 10px 30px;
    }

    /* ===== Highlights Section ===== */
    #highlights {
      padding: 80px 0;
      background-color: #f8f9fa;
    }
    #highlights h2 {
      font-weight: 700;
      color: #222;
      margin-bottom: 50px;
    }
    .card {
      border: none;
      overflow: hidden;
      border-radius: 10px;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease;
    }
    .card:hover {
      transform: translateY(-5px);
    }
    .card img {
      transition: transform 0.4s ease;
    }
    .card:hover img {
      transform: scale(1.08);
    }
    .card-img {
        width: 100%;
        height: 200px;      /* <-- Fix the height you want */
        object-fit: cover;  /* <-- Crops & adjusts image automatically */
        object-position: center;
        border-top-left-radius: 8px;
        border-top-right-radius: 8px;
    }

    .card-body {
      background-color: #fff;
    }
    .card-title {
      color: #28a745; font-size:1rem
    }

    /* ===== Sections ===== */
    section {
      padding: 60px 0;
    }
    /* =========== about ============ */
    .about-section img { width: 100%; border-radius: 8px; }
    .mission-box { border-radius: 8px; padding: 20px; background: #f8f9fa; }
    .section-title { margin-bottom: 25px; }

  /* ===== Team Member Card ===== */
  .team-member {
    background: #fff;
    border-radius: 10px;
    padding: 20px;
    /* transition: all 0.3s ease;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.08); */
    height: 100%;
  }

  .team-member:hover {
    background: #222; color: #fff;
    transform: translateY(-8px);
    box-shadow: 0 12px 25px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
  }

  .team-member img {
    width: 150px;
    height: 150px;
    object-fit: cover;
    border-radius: 50%;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .team-member h5 {
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-top: 15px;
  }

  .team-member p {
    margin-bottom: 5px;
    font-size: 14px;
  }


    /* ========== event details =============== */
    .event-poster img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 350px;
      object-fit: cover;
      border-radius: 6px;
    }
    .sidebar-event img {
      width: 80px;
      height: 60px;
      object-fit: cover;
      border-radius: 4px;
    }
    .sidebar-event {
      border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
      padding: 10px 0;
    }

    /* ===== Footer ===== */
    footer {
      background-color: #222;
      color: #fff;
      text-align: center;
      padding: 15px 0;
    }
    .footer-social a {
      color: #fff;
      margin: 0 10px;
      font-size: 22px;
      transition: 0.3s;
    }
    .footer-social a:hover {
      color: #28a745;;
      transform: scale(1.2);
    }

     /* SECTION ANIMATION */
    .reveal {
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(40px);
      transition: 0.8s ease-in-out;
    }
    .reveal.active {
      opacity: 1;
      transform: translateY(0);
    }