.alankar-process-root{
  --bg:#0a0a0a;--bg-2:#0d0d0d;--text:#f5f1ea;
  --muted:rgba(245,241,234,.55);--faint:rgba(245,241,234,.38);
  --line:rgba(245,241,234,.10);--line-2:rgba(245,241,234,.16);
  --glass:rgba(255,255,255,.03);--glass-2:rgba(255,255,255,.05);
  --serif:'Cormorant Garamond',serif;--sans:'Jost',sans-serif;
  --pad-s:56px;--pad-m:80px;--pad-l:100px;
  background:var(--bg);color:var(--text);font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:300;line-height:1.6;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;overflow-x:hidden;position:relative;padding-bottom:var(--pad-l);margin-bottom:0;
}
.alankar-process-root *{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box}
.alankar-process-root ::selection{background:rgba(245,241,234,.14);color:#fff}
.alankar-process-root a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
.alankar-process-root img{max-width:100%;display:block}
.alankar-process-root svg{stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round}

.alankar-process-root .grain{position:absolute;inset:0;pointer-events:none;z-index:1;opacity:.035;
  background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='120' height='120'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.9' numOctaves='3'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");}
.alankar-process-root .glow{position:absolute;border-radius:50%;filter:blur(120px);pointer-events:none;z-index:0;opacity:.5}
.alankar-process-root .glow.a{width:520px;height:520px;top:-160px;left:-120px;background:radial-gradient(circle,rgba(60,60,70,.35),transparent 70%)}
.alankar-process-root .glow.b{width:600px;height:600px;bottom:-220px;right:-160px;background:radial-gradient(circle,rgba(50,55,60,.3),transparent 70%)}
.alankar-process-root .wrap{position:relative;z-index:2}

.alankar-process-root .eyebrow{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:400;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.34em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--faint)}
.alankar-process-root .rule{width:34px;height:1px;background:var(--line-2);margin:18px auto}
.alankar-process-root .sec-head{text-align:center;max-width:640px;margin:0 auto}
.alankar-process-root .sec-head h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:300;font-size:clamp(30px,4.6vw,50px);line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:.01em}
.alankar-process-root .sec-head h2 em{font-style:italic}
.alankar-process-root .sec-head .sub{font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-weight:300;font-size:clamp(15px,2vw,18px);color:var(--muted);margin-top:12px}

.alankar-process-root .crumb{max-width:1320px;margin:0 auto;padding:22px 32px 0;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--faint)}
.alankar-process-root .crumb a{transition:color .3s}.alankar-process-root .crumb a:hover{color:var(--text)}
.alankar-process-root .crumb span{margin:0 9px;opacity:.5}

.alankar-process-root .hero{text-align:center;padding:var(--pad-m) 32px var(--pad-s)}
.alankar-process-root .hero .eyebrow{display:block;margin-bottom:20px}
.alankar-process-root .hero h1{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:300;font-size:clamp(42px,7vw,80px);line-height:1.03;letter-spacing:.01em}
.alankar-process-root .hero h1 em{font-style:italic}
.alankar-process-root .hero p{max-width:560px;margin:22px auto 0;color:var(--muted);font-size:15px;line-height:1.8}

.alankar-process-root .intro{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 32px var(--pad-s);text-align:center}
.alankar-process-root .intro p{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:300;font-size:clamp(20px,2.8vw,27px);line-height:1.5;color:var(--text)}
.alankar-process-root .intro p em{font-style:italic;color:var(--muted)}

.alankar-process-root section.block{max-width:1100px;margin:0 auto;padding:var(--pad-s) 32px}
.alankar-process-root .block .sec-head{margin-bottom:54px}
.alankar-process-root .pstep{display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto 96px 1fr;gap:28px;align-items:start;padding:30px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.alankar-process-root .pstep:last-child{border-bottom:none}
.alankar-process-root .pstep .pn{font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:34px;color:var(--faint);line-height:1;width:48px}
.alankar-process-root .pstep .partwrap{width:96px;height:96px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:50%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;background:rgba(245,241,234,.02);transition:border-color .4s}
.alankar-process-root .pstep:hover .partwrap{border-color:var(--line-2)}
.alankar-process-root .pstep .partwrap svg{width:50px;height:50px;stroke:var(--text);stroke-width:1;fill:none;opacity:.85}
.alankar-process-root .pstep .ptext h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:400;font-size:26px;letter-spacing:.01em;margin-bottom:9px}
.alankar-process-root .pstep .ptext h3 em{font-style:italic}
.alankar-process-root .pstep .ptext p{color:var(--muted);font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.8;max-width:560px}

.alankar-process-root .values-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:20px}
.alankar-process-root .vcard{background:var(--glass);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:3px;padding:34px 30px;backdrop-filter:blur(8px);transition:border-color .4s,background .4s,transform .4s}
.alankar-process-root .vcard:hover{border-color:var(--line-2);background:var(--glass-2);transform:translateY(-3px)}
.alankar-process-root .vcard .ic{display:block;width:30px;height:30px;stroke:var(--text);stroke-width:1;fill:none;opacity:.7;margin-bottom:18px}
.alankar-process-root .vcard h4{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:400;font-size:22px;margin-bottom:9px}
.alankar-process-root .vcard h4 em{font-style:italic}
.alankar-process-root .vcard p{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.7}

.alankar-process-root .stats{max-width:1100px;margin:0 auto;padding:var(--pad-s) 32px}
.alankar-process-root .stats-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:18px}
.alankar-process-root .stat{text-align:center;background:var(--glass);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:3px;padding:38px 24px;backdrop-filter:blur(8px);transition:border-color .4s,background .4s;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center}
.alankar-process-root .stat:hover{border-color:var(--line-2);background:var(--glass-2)}
.alankar-process-root .stat .big{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:300;font-size:46px;line-height:1.25;margin-bottom:8px;color:var(--text)}
.alankar-process-root .stat .big em{font-style:italic}
.alankar-process-root .stat .lbl{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}

.alankar-process-root .tipstrip{max-width:1100px;margin:0 auto;padding:var(--pad-s) 32px 0}
.alankar-process-root .tipstrip .inner{background:var(--glass-2);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:3px;padding:30px 34px;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start;backdrop-filter:blur(8px)}
.alankar-process-root .tipstrip .ico{flex:0 0 auto;display:block;width:34px;height:34px;stroke:var(--text);stroke-width:1;fill:none;opacity:.7;margin-top:2px}
.alankar-process-root .tipstrip h4{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:400;font-size:21px;margin-bottom:6px}
.alankar-process-root .tipstrip h4 em{font-style:italic}
.alankar-process-root .tipstrip p{color:var(--muted);font-size:14px;line-height:1.75}
.alankar-process-root .tipstrip a{color:var(--text);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-2);padding-bottom:1px;transition:border-color .3s}
.alankar-process-root .tipstrip a:hover{border-color:var(--text)}

.alankar-process-root .soon-wrap{max-width:1100px;margin:0 auto;padding:var(--pad-s) 32px 0}
.alankar-process-root .soon{position:relative;border:1px solid var(--line-2);border-radius:4px;overflow:hidden;
  background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(255,255,255,.05),rgba(255,255,255,.015));backdrop-filter:blur(10px);
  padding:48px 46px;text-align:center}
.alankar-process-root .soon::before{content:'';position:absolute;inset:0;background:
  radial-gradient(circle at 80% -10%,rgba(245,241,234,.06),transparent 50%),
  radial-gradient(circle at 0% 120%,rgba(245,241,234,.05),transparent 45%);pointer-events:none}
.alankar-process-root .soon-tag{position:relative;display:inline-block;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--faint);
  border:1px solid var(--line-2);border-radius:40px;padding:7px 16px;margin-bottom:22px}
.alankar-process-root .soon-body{position:relative}
.alankar-process-root .soon-body h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:300;font-size:clamp(26px,3.6vw,40px);line-height:1.12;letter-spacing:.01em}
.alankar-process-root .soon-body h3 em{font-style:italic}
.alankar-process-root .soon-body p{color:var(--muted);font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.8;max-width:560px;margin:16px auto 0}
.alankar-process-root .soon-progress{position:relative;width:200px;height:2px;background:var(--line);border-radius:2px;margin:30px auto 0;overflow:hidden}
.alankar-process-root .soon-bar{display:block;position:absolute;left:0;top:0;height:100%;width:38%;background:var(--text);border-radius:2px;
  animation:alkSoonPulse 3.2s ease-in-out infinite}
@keyframes alkSoonPulse{0%,100%{opacity:.5;transform:translateX(0)}50%{opacity:1;transform:translateX(40px)}}
.alankar-process-root .soon-meta{position:relative;margin-top:18px;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--faint)}
.alankar-process-root .soon-meta a{color:var(--muted);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-2);padding-bottom:1px;transition:color .3s}
.alankar-process-root .soon-meta a:hover{color:var(--text)}

.alankar-process-root .cta{max-width:1100px;margin:var(--pad-m) auto 0;padding:0 32px}
.alankar-process-root .cta .inner{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:3px;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(255,255,255,.035),rgba(255,255,255,.01));text-align:center;padding:var(--pad-s) 32px;backdrop-filter:blur(8px)}
.alankar-process-root .cta .eyebrow{display:block;margin-bottom:16px}
.alankar-process-root .cta h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:300;font-size:clamp(28px,4vw,40px);line-height:1.1}
.alankar-process-root .cta h3 em{font-style:italic}
.alankar-process-root .cta p{color:var(--muted);font-size:14px;max-width:440px;margin:14px auto 28px}
.alankar-process-root .btn{display:inline-block;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:400;border:1px solid var(--line-2);padding:15px 34px;border-radius:40px;transition:background .4s,color .4s,border-color .4s;cursor:pointer}
.alankar-process-root .btn:hover{background:var(--text);color:var(--bg);border-color:var(--text)}
.alankar-process-root .btn.ghost{margin-left:10px;border-color:var(--line)}
.alankar-process-root .btn.ghost:hover{background:transparent;color:var(--text);border-color:var(--text)}

.alankar-process-root .rv{opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px);transition:opacity .9s ease,transform .9s ease}
.alankar-process-root .rv.in{opacity:1;transform:none}

.alankar-process-root h1,.alankar-process-root h2,.alankar-process-root h3,.alankar-process-root h4,.alankar-process-root h5,.alankar-process-root h6{color:var(--text);}

@media(max-width:880px){
  .alankar-process-root .crumb{padding:18px 20px 0}
  .alankar-process-root .hero{padding:60px 20px 36px}
  .alankar-process-root .intro{padding:0 20px var(--pad-s)}
  .alankar-process-root section.block{padding:var(--pad-s) 20px}
  .alankar-process-root .pstep{grid-template-columns:auto 1fr;gap:16px 18px}
  .alankar-process-root .pstep .partwrap{display:none}
  .alankar-process-root .values-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .alankar-process-root .stats{padding:var(--pad-s) 20px}
  .alankar-process-root .stats-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:14px}
  .alankar-process-root .soon-wrap{padding:var(--pad-s) 20px 0}
  .alankar-process-root .soon{padding:36px 24px}
  .alankar-process-root .tipstrip{padding:var(--pad-s) 20px 0}.alankar-process-root .tipstrip .inner{flex-direction:column;gap:14px}
  .alankar-process-root .cta{padding:0 20px}
  .alankar-process-root .btn.ghost{margin-left:0;margin-top:10px}
}