/* -------------------- BASE LAYOUT -------------------- */
    .contact-wrapper,
    .whatsapp-wrapper {
        opacity: 0;
    }

    .slider-bg-wrapper {
        position: relative;
        min-height: 100vh;
        height: auto;
        width: 100%;
        overflow: hidden;
    }

    .swiperrex {
        width: 100%;
        min-height: 100vh;
        height: auto;
        position: relative;
        z-index: 10;
        opacity: 0;
        transition: opacity 1s ease-in-out;
    }

    .swiper-sliderex {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: space-between;
        padding: 0 5%;
    }



    /* Text and Buttons */
    .text {
        color: white;
        max-width: 50%;
    }

    .text h1 {
        font-size: 3em;
        line-height: 1.2;
    }

    .button a {
        background: transparent;
        border: 2px solid white;
        padding: 12px 24px;
        color: white;
        border-radius: 30px;
        font-weight: bold;
        cursor: pointer;
        margin-top: 20px;
    }

    /* Layers */
    .layer {
        position: absolute;
        width: 150%;
        height: 100vh;
        transform: skewY(-12deg);
        transform-origin: bottom left;
        animation: slideUpRight 1s ease forwards;
        opacity: 0;
    }

    .layer1 {
        background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b2c4c, #28406d);
        bottom: 50%;
        z-index: 3;
        animation-delay: 0s;
        transform: translateZ(80px) skewY(-12deg);
        box-shadow: 0 30px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
    }

    .layer2 {
        background: linear-gradient(to right, #28406d, #4a638d);
        bottom: 0%;
        z-index: 2;
        animation-delay: 0.2s;
        transform: translateZ(40px) skewY(-12deg);
        box-shadow: 0 30px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
    }

    .layer3 {
        background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b2c4c, #28406d);
        bottom: -45%;
        z-index: 1;
        animation-delay: 0.4s;
        transform: translateZ(0) skewY(-12deg);
        box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
    }

    /* Main Header */
    .main-header {
        display: none;
        opacity: 0;
        transform: translateY(-30px);
        transition: opacity 0.8s ease, transform 0.8s ease;
    }

    .main-header.animate-in {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateY(0);
    }

    .banner-controller {
        display: none;
        opacity: 0;
        transform: translateY(600px);
        transition: opacity 0.8s ease, transform 1.3s ease-out;
    }

    .banner-controller.animate {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateY(0);
    }

    /* Navigation */
    .main-menu ul li a {
        font-size: 0.9em;
        font-weight: 500;
        padding: 15px 15px !important;
        /* color: #ffffff; */
        text-transform: capitalize;
        transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
    }

    /* -------------------- IMAGE + FRAME -------------------- */

    .image-frame {
        border: 10px solid white;
        border-radius: 50%;
        display: inline-block;
        padding: 0;
        opacity: 0;
        transform: scale(0.8);
        animation: frameIn 0.6s ease forwards;
    }

    .slide-1 .image-frame {
        border: 10px solid white;
        border-radius: 0%;
        display: inline-block;
        padding: 0;
        opacity: 0;
        transform: scale(0.8);
        animation: frameIn 0.6s ease forwards;
        height: 469px;
    }

    .image {
        margin: 0px 0px;

    }

    .image img {
        width: 400px;
        height: 400px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        object-fit: cover;
        box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
        border: none;
        opacity: 0;
    }

    /* Slide 1 - Overrides circular frame */
    .slide-1 .image img {
        width: 100%;
        height: 450px;
        border-radius: 0;
    }

    .slide-2 .image img {
        width: 550px;
        height: 550px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        object-fit: cover;
        box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
        border: none;
        opacity: 0;
    }



    @keyframes frameIn {
        0% {
            transform: scale(0.8);
            opacity: 0;
        }

        100% {
            transform: scale(1);
            opacity: 1;
        }
    }

    @keyframes slideUpRight {
        from {
            transform: translate(-100%, 100%) skewY(-12deg);
            opacity: 0;
        }

        to {
            transform: translate(0%, 0%) skewY(-12deg);
            opacity: 1;
        }
    }

    /* Slide 1: Fade Up */
    @keyframes fadeUp {
        from {
            opacity: 0;
            transform: translateY(30px);
        }

        to {
            opacity: 1;
            transform: translateY(0);
        }
    }

    .swiper-slide-active.slide-1 .image {
        animation: fadeUp 0.8s ease forwards;
    }

    .swiper-slide-active.slide-1 .text {
        animation: fadeUp 0.8s ease 0.5s forwards;
    }

    .swiper-slide-active.slide-1 .button {
        animation: fadeUp 0.8s ease 1s forwards;
    }

    .swiper-slide-active.slide-1 .image img {
        animation: slide1ImageIn 1s ease 0.6s forwards;
    }

    @keyframes slide1ImageIn {
        from {
            opacity: 0;
            transform: scale(0.3);
        }

        to {
            opacity: 1;
            transform: scale(1);
        }
    }

    /* Slide 2: Slide Left In */
    @keyframes slideLeftIn {
        from {
            opacity: 0;
            transform: translateX(-50px);
        }

        to {
            opacity: 1;
            transform: translateX(0);
        }
    }

    .swiper-slide-active.slide-2 .image {
        animation: slideLeftIn 0.8s ease forwards;
    }

    .swiper-slide-active.slide-2 .text {
        animation: slideLeftIn 0.8s ease 0.5s forwards;
    }

    .swiper-slide-active.slide-2 .button {
        animation: slideLeftIn 0.8s ease 1s forwards;
    }

    .swiper-slide-active.slide-2 .image img {
        animation: slide2ImageIn 1s ease 0.6s forwards;
    }

    @keyframes slide2ImageIn {
        from {
            opacity: 0;
            transform: translateZ(-200px) scale(0.5);
        }

        to {
            opacity: 1;
            transform: translateZ(0) scale(1);
        }
    }


    @keyframes zoomIn {
        from {
            opacity: 0;
            transform: scale(0.8);
        }

        to {
            opacity: 1;
            transform: scale(1);
        }
    }

    @keyframes slide3ImageIn {
        from {
            opacity: 0;
            transform: translateY(100px) scale(1.2);
        }

        to {
            opacity: 1;
            transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
        }
    }

    .swiper-slide-active.slide-3 .image {
        animation: zoomIn 0.8s ease forwards;
    }

    .swiper-slide-active.slide-3 .text {
        animation: zoomIn 0.8s ease 0.5s forwards;
    }

    .swiper-slide-active.slide-3 .button {
        animation: zoomIn 0.8s ease 1s forwards;
    }

    .swiper-slide-active.slide-3 .image img {
        animation: slide3ImageIn 1s ease 0.6s forwards;
    }

    /* -------------------- RESPONSIVE -------------------- */

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
        .swiper-slide {
            flex-direction: column;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .text {
            max-width: 100%;
        }

        .image img {
            width: 250px;
            height: 250px;
        }

        .slide-2 .image img {
            width: 3800px;
            height: 380px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            object-fit: cover;
            box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
            border: none;
            opacity: 0;
        }
    }

    @media (max-width: 1024px) {
        .swiper-slide {
            flex-direction: column;
            text-align: center;
            padding: 0 20px;
        }



        .text {
            max-width: 100%;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            margin-top: 40px;
        }

        .image img {
            width: 250px;
            height: 250px;
            /* margin-bottom: 20px; */
        }

        .slide-2 .image img {
            width: 380px;
            height: 380px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            object-fit: cover;
            box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
            border: none;
            opacity: 0;
        }

        .button {
            margin-bottom: 20px;
        }
    }

    .swiper-slide {
        padding: 0px;
    }

    @media only screen and (max-width: 991px) {
        .why-choose-us {
            padding: 50px 20px;
        }
    }

    .loading-img-wrapper {

        background: white;
        border-radius: 50%;
        width: 188px;
        height: 188px;
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center;
        align-items: center;
    }

    .loading {
        border: 2px solid transparent;
        border-color: transparent #ffffff transparent #ffffff;
        animation: rotate-loading 1.5s linear 0s infinite normal;
        transform-origin: 50% 50%;
    }

    .preloaderv2 {
        position: fixed;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
        bottom: 0;
        z-index: 1000;
        background-color: var(--white-color);
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
    }

    .section-title h3 {
        background-color: var(--accent-color) !important;
    }

    .service-item {
        padding: 0px;
        padding-bottom: 40px;
    }

    .row {
        display: flex;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
    }

    .service-item {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        height: 100%;
        justify-content: space-between;
    }

    .service-body {
        flex-grow: 1;
    }

    .our-services {
        padding-top: 30px;
    }

    .our-services {
        background: url('images/background.jpg') no-repeat center center;
        background-size: cover;
        padding: 30px 0;
        position: relative;
        z-index: 1;
    }

    .our-services::before {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
        z-index: -1;
    }

    .our-services h2,
    .our-services h3,
    .our-services p {
        color: #fff;
    }

    .our-services .service-item {
        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
        backdrop-filter: blur(5px);
        border-radius: 10px;
        padding: 20px;
        transition: 0.3s ease-in-out;
    }

    .our-services .service-item:hover {
        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
    }

    .our-services .service-footer a {
        color: #fff;
        font-weight: bold;
        text-decoration: underline;
    }

    .our-services .section-title-content {
        text-align: center;
        max-width: 800px;
        margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .xmst a::after {
        content: '\f061';
        font-family: 'Font Awesome 6 Free';
        font-weight: 900;
        font-size: 14px;
        color: var(--white-color);
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        right: 0;
        transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
    }

    .our-faqs {

        background-color: #d3dae8;
        background-image: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(40, 64, 109, 0.15) 10%, transparent 10%);
        background-size: 20px 20px;

    }

    .category-wrapper-a::after {
        content: "" !important;
        position: absolute;
        bottom: 15px;
        left: 50%;
        transform: translateX(-50%);
        font-weight: bold;
        color: #fff;
    }

    .swiperrex {
        width: 100%;
        min-height: 100vh;
        height: auto;
        position: relative;
        z-index: 100;
        /* HIGHER than layer3 */
        opacity: 0;
        transition: opacity 1s ease-in-out;
    }

    .mySwiperrex {
        width: 100%;
        min-height: 100vh;
        height: auto;
        position: relative;
        z-index: 100;
        /* HIGHER than layer3 */
        opacity: 0;
        transition: opacity 1s ease-in-out;
    }

    /* Flex layout for each slide content */
    .slide-content {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: space-evenly;
        gap: 30px;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        padding: 40px 5%;
    }


    /* Responsive adjustments */
    @media (max-width: 1024px) {
        .slide-content {
            flex-direction: column;
            text-align: center;
            gap: 20px;
        }

        .text h1 {
            font-size: 2.2em;
            line-height: 1.2;
        }

        .text {
            max-width: 100%;
        }

        .image img {
            width: 300px;
            height: 300px;
        }

        .slide-2 .image img {
            width: 300px;
            height: 300px;
        }
    }

    header.main-header {
        background-color: var(--white-color);
        position: relative;
        z-index: 120;
    }