/* Marquee Container */
        .marquee {
        width: 100%;
        overflow: hidden;
        /*background: linear-gradient(90deg, #4b0000, #8B0000, #4b0000);*/
        background:#ff7010 !important;
        color: #fff8dc;
        font-weight: bold;
        font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
        padding: 19px 0;
        box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
        position: relative;
        }

        /* Marquee Content */
        .marquee-content {
        display: inline-block;
        white-space: nowrap;
        padding-left: 100%;
        animation: scroll-left 20s linear infinite;
        font-size: 18px;
        letter-spacing: 1px;
        transition: transform 0.3s ease;
        /* Pulse animation */
        animation: scroll-left 30s linear infinite, pulse 2s ease-in-out infinite;
        }

        /* Scroll Animation */
        @keyframes scroll-left {
        0% { transform: translateX(0%); }
        100% { transform: translateX(-100%); }
        }

        /* Pulse (glow) effect */
        @keyframes pulse {
        0%, 100% { text-shadow: 0 0 5px #ffd700; }
        50% { text-shadow: 0 0 15px #ffd700; }
        }

        /* Hover effect to pause scrolling */
        .marquee:hover .marquee-content {
        animation-play-state: paused;
        color: #ffd700;
        }

        /* Button */
        .marquee-content .book-btn {
        background-color: #ffd700;
        color: #8B0000;
        padding: 5px 15px;
        margin: 0 10px;
        border-radius: 20px;
        font-weight: bold;
        text-decoration: none;
        transition: all 0.3s ease;
        animation: scale-btn 2s ease-in-out infinite;
        }

        /* Button scale animation */
        @keyframes scale-btn {
        0%, 100% { transform: scale(1); }
        50% { transform: scale(1.2); }
        }

        .marquee-content .book-btn:hover {
        background-color: #fff;
        color: #8B0000;
        transform: scale(1.3);
        }






        /* ================= BASE ================= */
        /*body {*/
        /*    background: #f0f2f5;*/
        /*    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;*/
        /*}*/

        /* ================= CONTAINER ================= */
        .container-form {
            display: flex;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            width: 90%;
            max-width: 1100px;
            margin: 50px auto;
            background: #fff;
            border-radius: 15px;
            overflow: hidden;
            box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
        }

        /* ================= IMAGE SIDE ================= */
        .image-side {
            flex: 1 1 40%;
            min-height: 500px;
            background-image: url('https://kamalseetha.c44.in/assets/images/contact/kamalseetha-site-cta.jpg');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
        }

        /* ================= FORM SIDE ================= */
        .form-side {
            flex: 1 1 60%;
            padding: 40px;
        }

        /* ================= STEP PROGRESS ================= */
        .step-progress {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center;
            position: relative;
            margin: 30px 0 50px;
        }

        .step-progress::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top: 50%;
            left: 25px;
            right: 25px;
            height: 6px;
            background: #ddd;
            transform: translateY(-50%);
            border-radius: 3px;
        }

        .step {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 1;
            width: 50px;
            height: 50px;
            background: #ddd;
            border-radius: 50%;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            font-weight: 600;
            color: #fff;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
        }

        .step.active {
            background: #ff7010;
            transform: scale(1.15);
            box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
        }

        .step.completed {
            background: #07338e;
        }

        /* Use data-label attribute instead of ID for text */
        .step::after {
            content: attr(data-label);
            position: absolute;
            top: 60px;
            font-size: 13px;
            color: #555;
            white-space: nowrap;
            text-align: center;
            left: 50%;
            transform: translateX(-50%);
        }

        /* ================= FORM STEPS ================= */
        .form-step {
            display: none;
        }
        .form-step.active {
            display: block;
        }

        /* ================= FORM GROUP ================= */
        .form-group {
            margin-bottom: 14px;
        }

        /* ================= LABEL ================= */
        label {
            display: block;
            margin-bottom: 6px;
            font-size: 14px;
            font-weight: 500;
            color: #07338e;
        }

        /* ================= FORM CONTROL ================= */
        .form-control {
            width: 100%;
            padding: 11px 14px;
            font-size: 14px;
            border-radius: 8px;
            border: 1px solid #cfd6e0;
            background: #fff;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
        }

        .form-control::placeholder {
            color: #999;
            font-size: 13px;
        }

        .form-control:focus {
            outline: none;
            border-color: #07338e;
            box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(7, 51, 142, 0.15);
        }

        /* Select Arrow */
        select.form-control {
            appearance: none;
            background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='14' height='10' viewBox='0 0 14 10' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cpath d='M1 1l6 6 6-6' stroke='%2307338e' stroke-width='2' fill='none'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
            background-position: right 14px center;
            background-size: 12px;
        }

        /* Textarea */
        textarea.form-control {
            resize: none;
            min-height: 90px;
        }

        /* ================= BUTTON GROUP ================= */
        .button-group {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            gap: 15px;
        }

        /* ================= NEXT BUTTON ================= */
        .recom-next {
    padding: 12px 34px;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #fff;
    background: #07338e;   /* Base button color */
    border: none;
    border-radius: 8px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background 0.3s ease; /* Smooth hover color */
    width:25%;
}

/* Remove overlay gradient */
.recom-next::before {
    display: none;
}

.recom-next span {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}

/* Hover effect: solid orange (#ff7010) */
.recom-next:hover {
    background-color: #ff7010; /* Your requested hover color */
    box-shadow: none;
    transform: none;
}


        /* ================= SUBMIT BUTTON ================= */
        .recom-submit {
            padding: 12px 30px;
            font-size: 16px;
            font-weight: 600;
            color: #fff;
            background-color: #ff7010;
            border: none;
            border-radius: 8px;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
            width: 100%;
            max-width: 250px;
            box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
        }

        .recom-submit:hover {
            transform: translateY(-3px) scale(1.05);
            background-color: #ff8c33;
            box-shadow: 0 8px 16px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
        }

        .recom-submit:focus {
            outline: none;
            box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(255, 112, 16, 0.5);
        }

        /* ================= PREVIOUS BUTTON ================= */
        .recom-previous {
            padding: 12px 28px;
            font-size: 15px;
            font-weight: 600;
            color: #07338e;
            background: transparent;
            border: 2px solid #07338e;
            border-radius: 8px;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
        }

        .recom-previous:hover {
            color: #fff;
            background-color: #07338e;
            box-shadow: 0 6px 12px rgba(7, 51, 142, 0.3);
        }

        /* ================= UPLOAD STATUS ================= */
        #upload_status {
            font-size: 14px;
            color: green;
            text-align: center;
            margin-top: 8px;
        }

        /* ================= RESPONSIVE ================= */
        @media (max-width: 992px) {
            .container { flex-direction: column; }
            .image-side { min-height: 220px; }
            .form-side { padding: 30px 20px; }
        }

        @media (max-width: 768px) {
            .step { width: 42px; height: 42px; font-size: 14px; }
            .step::after { font-size: 11px; top: 52px; width: 80px; }
            .step-progress::before { left: 18px; right: 18px; height: 5px; }
        }

        @media (max-width: 576px) {
            .button-group { flex-direction: column; }
            .recom-next, .recom-previous { width: 100%; text-align: center; }
            .form-side { padding: 22px 18px; }
        }

        /* Disable hover scaling on touch devices */
        @media (hover: none) {
            .recom-next:hover, .recom-previous:hover {
                transform: none;
                box-shadow: none;
            }
        }
        
        
        /*------------------------------Consultation Form css------------------------------------------*/