diff --git a/.DS_Store b/.DS_Store
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec4ca45
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diff --git a/accounts/customer_forms.py b/accounts/customer_forms.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a8bb79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/accounts/customer_forms.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+from django import forms
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.contrib.auth.forms import UserCreationForm
+from django.contrib.auth.forms import AuthenticationForm
+
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
+
+
+class RegisterForm(UserCreationForm):
+    full_name = forms.CharField(max_length=150, required=False, label="Full name")
+    email = forms.EmailField(required=True, label="Email")
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = get_user_model()
+        fields = ("username", "full_name", "email", "password1", "password2")
+
+    def clean_email(self):
+        email = self.cleaned_data.get("email")
+        user = get_user_model()
+        if user.objects.filter(email__iexact=email).exists():
+            raise forms.ValidationError("A user with that email already exists.")
+        return email
+
+    def save(self, commit=True):
+        user = super().save(commit=False)
+        # Save full name to first_name/last_name if possible
+        full_name = self.cleaned_data.get("full_name", "").strip()
+        if full_name:
+            parts = full_name.split(None, 1)
+            user.first_name = parts[0]
+            if len(parts) > 1:
+                user.last_name = parts[1]
+        user.email = self.cleaned_data["email"]
+        user.is_active = True  # create inactive until email verified
+        if commit:
+            user.save()
+        return user
+
+
+class CustomerLoginForm(AuthenticationForm):
+    """
+    Wrapper around Django's AuthenticationForm to customize widgets.
+    """
+    username = forms.CharField(
+        label="Email or Username",
+        widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={
+            "autofocus": True,
+            "placeholder": "Email or username",
+            "class": "input",
+            "autocomplete": "username",
+        })
+    )
+
+    password = forms.CharField(
+        label="Password",
+        strip=False,
+        widget=forms.PasswordInput(attrs={
+            "placeholder": "Enter your password",
+            "class": "input",
+            "autocomplete": "current-password",
+        })
+    )
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diff --git a/accounts/customer_views.py b/accounts/customer_views.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f7ac6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/accounts/customer_views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.contrib import messages
+from django.contrib.auth import login as auth_login
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.contrib.sites.shortcuts import get_current_site
+from django.shortcuts import render, redirect
+from django.template.loader import render_to_string
+from django.urls import reverse_lazy
+from django.utils.http import urlsafe_base64_encode, urlsafe_base64_decode
+from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes, force_str
+from django.views import View
+from django.views.generic import FormView
+from django.contrib.auth.tokens import default_token_generator
+
+from django.contrib.auth import authenticate, login
+from django.shortcuts import render
+
+from .customer_forms import RegisterForm, CustomerLoginForm
+
+from django.contrib.auth import logout
+from django.shortcuts import redirect
+from django.contrib import messages
+
+from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
+
+from master_data.models import EventType
+from events.models import Event
+
+from django.db.models import Prefetch
+from events.models import EventImages
+
+from django.forms.models import model_to_dict
+# from utils.date_convertor import convert_date_to_dd_mm_yyyy
+
+def send_verification_email(request, user):
+    """
+    Renders and sends verification email with activation link.
+    Requires EMAIL_BACKEND configured.
+    """
+    current_site = get_current_site(request)
+    subject = "Verify your email for {}".format(current_site.name)
+    token = default_token_generator.make_token(user)
+    uid = urlsafe_base64_encode(force_bytes(user.pk))
+    activate_path = reverse_lazy('accounts:login', kwargs={'uidb64': uid, 'token': token})
+    activate_url = request.build_absolute_uri(activate_path)
+    message = render_to_string('auth/email_verification_email.txt', {
+        'user': user,
+        'activate_url': activate_url,
+        'domain': current_site.domain,
+    })
+    user.email_user(subject, message)
+
+
+class RegisterView(FormView):
+    template_name = "customer/customer_registration.html"
+    form_class = RegisterForm
+    success_url = reverse_lazy('login')
+
+    def form_valid(self, form):
+        user = form.save()
+        # send_verification_email(self.request, user)
+        messages.success(self.request, "Account created. Kindly login to continue.")
+        return super().form_valid(form)
+
+
+class EmailVerificationSentView(View):
+    template_name = "auth/email_verification.html"
+
+    def get(self, request):
+        return render(request, self.template_name)
+
+
+class ActivateAccountView(View):
+    """
+    Activation link view: sets user.is_active=True if token valid.
+    """
+    def get(self, request, uidb64, token):
+        try:
+            uid = force_str(urlsafe_base64_decode(uidb64))
+            user = User.objects.get(pk=uid)
+        except (TypeError, ValueError, OverflowError, User.DoesNotExist):
+            user = None
+
+        if user is not None and default_token_generator.check_token(user, token):
+            user.is_active = True
+            user.save()
+            messages.success(request, "Email verified — you can now sign in.")
+            return redirect('login')
+        else:
+            return render(request, 'auth/activation_invalid.html')
+
+
+def login_view(request):
+    if request.method == "POST":
+        form = CustomerLoginForm(request, data=request.POST)
+        if form.is_valid():
+            user = form.get_user()
+            login(request, user)
+            return redirect('customer_dashboard')
+    else:
+        form = CustomerLoginForm(request)
+    return render(request, 'customer/customer_login.html', {'form': form})
+
+@login_required(login_url="login")
+def customer_dashboard(request):
+    event_types = EventType.objects.all()
+
+    events = Event.objects.all()
+    
+    events_dict = [model_to_dict(obj) for obj in events]
+
+    for event in events_dict:
+        event['event_image'] = EventImages.objects.get(event=event['id'], is_primary=True).event_image.url
+        # event['start_date'] = convert_date_to_dd_mm_yyyy(event['start_date'])
+
+    print('*' * 10)
+    print(events_dict)
+    print('*' * 10)
+
+    context = {
+        'event_types': event_types,
+        'events': events_dict,
+    }
+    return render(request, "customer/customer_dashboard.html", context)
+
+def logout_view(request):
+    logout(request)
+    messages.success(request, "You have been logged out successfully.")
+    return redirect("login")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/accounts/forms.py b/accounts/forms.py
index d379e4b..05cb27b 100644
--- a/accounts/forms.py
+++ b/accounts/forms.py
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ User = get_user_model()
 
 
 class UserForm(forms.ModelForm):
+    full_name = forms.CharField(
+        max_length=150,
+        required=True,
+        label="Full Name"
+    )
     password = forms.CharField(
         widget=forms.PasswordInput,
         label="Password"
@@ -39,7 +44,7 @@ class UserForm(forms.ModelForm):
 
     class Meta:
         model = User
-        fields = ["username", "email", "phone_number", "role", "password", "confirm_password"]
+        fields = ["username","full_name", "email", "phone_number", "role", "password", "confirm_password"]
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/accounts/migrations/0003_user_country_user_district_user_latitude_and_more.py b/accounts/migrations/0003_user_country_user_district_user_latitude_and_more.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59bb473
--- /dev/null
+++ b/accounts/migrations/0003_user_country_user_district_user_latitude_and_more.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.0 on 2025-12-08 04:49
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('accounts', '0002_alter_user_managers_alter_user_role'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='user',
+            name='country',
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=100, null=True),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='user',
+            name='district',
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=100, null=True),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='user',
+            name='latitude',
+            field=models.DecimalField(blank=True, decimal_places=6, max_digits=9, null=True),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='user',
+            name='longitude',
+            field=models.DecimalField(blank=True, decimal_places=6, max_digits=9, null=True),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='user',
+            name='pincode',
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=10, null=True),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='user',
+            name='place',
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=200, null=True),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='user',
+            name='state',
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=100, null=True),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/accounts/migrations/0004_alter_user_role.py b/accounts/migrations/0004_alter_user_role.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d278f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/accounts/migrations/0004_alter_user_role.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.0 on 2025-12-08 20:54
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('accounts', '0003_user_country_user_district_user_latitude_and_more'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='user',
+            name='role',
+            field=models.CharField(choices=[('Admin', 'admin'), ('Manager', 'manager'), ('Staff', 'staff')], default='Staff', max_length=20),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/accounts/migrations/0005_alter_user_role.py b/accounts/migrations/0005_alter_user_role.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..766940a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/accounts/migrations/0005_alter_user_role.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.0 on 2025-12-08 21:22
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('accounts', '0004_alter_user_role'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='user',
+            name='role',
+            field=models.CharField(choices=[('admin', 'Admin'), ('manager', 'Manager'), ('staff', 'Staff')], default='Staff', max_length=20),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/accounts/models.py b/accounts/models.py
index d8b16c1..9cc34c3 100644
--- a/accounts/models.py
+++ b/accounts/models.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ from django.db import models
 from accounts.manager import UserManager
 
 ROLE_CHOICES = (
-        ('Admin', 'Admin'),
-        ('Manager', 'Manager'),
-        ('Staff', 'Staff'),
+        ('admin', 'Admin'),
+        ('manager', 'Manager'),
+        ('staff', 'Staff'),
     )
 
 
@@ -18,6 +18,17 @@ class User(AbstractUser):
     is_customer = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     is_user = models.BooleanField(default=False)
 
+    # Location fields
+    pincode = models.CharField(max_length=10, blank=True, null=True)
+    district = models.CharField(max_length=100, blank=True, null=True)
+    state = models.CharField(max_length=100, blank=True, null=True)
+    country = models.CharField(max_length=100, blank=True, null=True)
+    place = models.CharField(max_length=200, blank=True, null=True)
+
+    # Location fields
+    latitude = models.DecimalField(max_digits=9, decimal_places=6, blank=True, null=True)
+    longitude = models.DecimalField(max_digits=9, decimal_places=6, blank=True, null=True)
+
     objects = UserManager()
 
     def __str__(self):
diff --git a/accounts/urls.py b/accounts/urls.py
index b86e741..28dd2ed 100644
--- a/accounts/urls.py
+++ b/accounts/urls.py
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ from . import views
 app_name = 'accounts'
 
 urlpatterns = [
+    path('login/', views.login_view, name='login'),
+    path('logout/', views.logout_view, name='logout'),
+    path('dashboard/', views.dashboard, name='dashboard'),
     path('users/', views.UserListView.as_view(), name='user_list'),
     path('users/add/', views.UserCreateView.as_view(), name='user_add'),
     path('users/<int:pk>/edit/', views.UserUpdateView.as_view(), name='user_edit'),
diff --git a/accounts/views.py b/accounts/views.py
index 31c6dde..5cf344e 100644
--- a/accounts/views.py
+++ b/accounts/views.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class UserDeleteView(LoginRequiredMixin, generic.DeleteView):
 
 def login_view(request):
     if request.user.is_authenticated:
-        return redirect("dashboard")  # Redirect authenticated user
+        return redirect("accounts:dashboard")  # Redirect authenticated user
 
     form = LoginForm(request, data=request.POST or None)
 
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ def login_view(request):
         if form.is_valid():
             user = form.get_user()
             login(request, user)
-            return redirect("dashboard")
+            if user.role == 'admin' or user.role == 'manager' or user.role == 'staff':
+                return redirect("accounts:dashboard")
+            else:
+                messages.error(request, "You are not authorized to access this page.")
         else:
             messages.error(request, "Invalid username or password")
 
@@ -70,4 +73,5 @@ def login_view(request):
 
 def logout_view(request):
     logout(request)
-    return redirect("login")
+    messages.success(request, "You have been logged out successfully.")
+    return redirect("accounts:login")
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diff --git a/bookings/__init__.py b/bookings/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/bookings/admin.py b/bookings/admin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c38f3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookings/admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.contrib import admin
+
+# Register your models here.
diff --git a/bookings/apps.py b/bookings/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b3d34c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookings/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class BookingsConfig(AppConfig):
+    default_auto_field = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
+    name = 'bookings'
diff --git a/bookings/migrations/__init__.py b/bookings/migrations/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/bookings/models.py b/bookings/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71a8362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookings/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.db import models
+
+# Create your models here.
diff --git a/bookings/tests.py b/bookings/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ce503c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookings/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.test import TestCase
+
+# Create your tests here.
diff --git a/bookings/views.py b/bookings/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91ea44a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookings/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.shortcuts import render
+
+# Create your views here.
diff --git a/eventify/settings.py b/eventify/settings.py
index 4f7c707..b368aeb 100644
--- a/eventify/settings.py
+++ b/eventify/settings.py
@@ -104,3 +104,6 @@ AUTH_USER_MODEL = 'accounts.User'
 LOGIN_URL = 'login'
 LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = 'dashboard'
 LOGOUT_REDIRECT_URL = 'login'
+
+# EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend'
+# DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = 'no-reply@example.com'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/eventify/urls.py b/eventify/urls.py
index 07f069f..926eb7c 100644
--- a/eventify/urls.py
+++ b/eventify/urls.py
@@ -2,18 +2,17 @@ from django.contrib import admin
 from django.urls import path, include
 from django.contrib.auth import views as auth_views
 from accounts.views import dashboard
-from accounts.views import login_view
-from accounts.views import logout_view
+from accounts.customer_views import RegisterView
+from accounts.customer_views import login_view, logout_view, customer_dashboard
 from django.conf.urls.static import static
 from django.conf import settings
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
-    # path('', auth_views.LoginView.as_view(template_name='accounts/login.html'), name='login'),
-    # path('logout/', auth_views.LogoutView.as_view(), name='logout'),
     path("", login_view, name="login"),
     path("logout/", logout_view, name="logout"),
-    path('dashboard/', dashboard, name='dashboard'),
+    path("register/", RegisterView.as_view(), name="register"),
+    path('dashboard/', customer_dashboard, name='customer_dashboard'),
 
     path('master-data/', include('master_data.urls')),
     path('events/', include('events.urls')),
diff --git a/events/views.py b/events/views.py
index 9b9b271..4a3711b 100644
--- a/events/views.py
+++ b/events/views.py
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, redirect, render
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 
 
+from django.http import JsonResponse
+from .models import Event
+
+
 class EventListView(LoginRequiredMixin, generic.ListView):
     model = Event
     context_object_name = 'events'
@@ -89,3 +93,5 @@ def delete_event_image(request, pk, img_id):
     image.delete()
     messages.success(request, "Image deleted!")
     return redirect("events:event_images", pk=pk)
+
+
diff --git a/master_data/migrations/0002_eventtype_event_type_icon.py b/master_data/migrations/0002_eventtype_event_type_icon.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..095bc46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/master_data/migrations/0002_eventtype_event_type_icon.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.0 on 2025-12-08 16:06
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('master_data', '0001_initial'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='eventtype',
+            name='event_type_icon',
+            field=models.ImageField(blank=True, null=True, upload_to='event_type_icons/'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/master_data/models.py b/master_data/models.py
index 8fab712..78af328 100644
--- a/master_data/models.py
+++ b/master_data/models.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from django.db import models
 
 class EventType(models.Model):
     event_type = models.CharField(max_length=50, null=False, blank=False)
+    event_type_icon = models.ImageField(upload_to='event_type_icons/', null=True, blank=True)
 
     def __str__(self):
         return self.event_type
diff --git a/mobile_web_api/urls.py b/mobile_web_api/urls.py
index 5419a7a..864b27d 100644
--- a/mobile_web_api/urls.py
+++ b/mobile_web_api/urls.py
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ urlpatterns += [
     path('events/pincode-events/', EventListAPI.as_view()),
     path('events/event-details/', EventDetailAPI.as_view()),
     path('events/event-images/', EventImagesListAPI.as_view()),
+    path('events/events-by-category/<int:slug>/', api_events_by_category, name='api_events_by_category'),
 ]
diff --git a/mobile_web_api/views/events.py b/mobile_web_api/views/events.py
index 37c35c2..fc7ce50 100644
--- a/mobile_web_api/views/events.py
+++ b/mobile_web_api/views/events.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
 from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
 import json
 
+from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
+
 
 @method_decorator(csrf_exempt, name='dispatch')
 class EventTypeListAPIView(APIView):
@@ -214,3 +216,16 @@ class EventImagesListAPI(APIView):
             return JsonResponse(
                 {"status": "error", "message": str(e)},
             )
+
+
+@login_required(login_url="login")
+def api_events_by_category(request, slug):
+    events = Event.objects.filter(event_type=slug)
+
+    events_dict = [model_to_dict(obj) for obj in events]
+
+    for event in events_dict:
+        event['event_image'] = EventImages.objects.get(event=event['id'], is_primary=True).event_image.url
+        # event['start_date'] = convert_date_to_dd_mm_yyyy(event['start_date'])
+
+    return JsonResponse({"events": events_dict})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/.DS_Store b/templates/.DS_Store
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c32632c
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diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index 7495244..77f4e9a 100644
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 <body>
 <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-dark bg-dark">
     <div class="container-fluid">
-        <a class="navbar-brand" href="{% url 'dashboard' %}">Eventify</a>
+        <a class="navbar-brand" href="{% url 'accounts:dashboard' %}">Eventify</a>
         <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#navmenu">
             <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
         </button>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
                 <!-- Accessible by Admin, Manager, Staff -->
                 <li class="nav-item">
-                    <a class="nav-link" href="{% url 'dashboard' %}">Dashboard</a>
+                    <a class="nav-link" href="{% url 'accounts:dashboard' %}">Dashboard</a>
                 </li>
 
                 {% if user.role == "admin" or user.role == "manager" %}
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
             <ul class="navbar-nav">
                 {% if user.is_authenticated %}
                     <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="#">{{ user.username }}</a></li>
-                    <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link text-danger" href="{% url 'logout' %}">Logout</a></li>
+                    <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link text-danger" href="{% url 'accounts:logout' %}">Logout</a></li>
                 {% else %}
-                    <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="{% url 'login' %}">Login</a></li>
+                    <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="{% url 'accounts:login' %}">Login</a></li>
                 {% endif %}
             </ul>
         </div>
diff --git a/templates/customer/.DS_Store b/templates/customer/.DS_Store
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/templates/customer/base_auth.html b/templates/customer/base_auth.html
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="utf-8"/>
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1"/>
+  <title>{% block title %}Auth{% endblock %}</title>
+  <style>
+    /* GLOBAL */
+    :root{
+      --blue1:#1e3cfa;
+      --blue2:#3c63ff;
+      --muted:#f4f6ff;
+      --card-bg:#fff;
+      --accent: #3c63ff;
+    }
+    *{box-sizing:border-box}
+    body{margin:0;font-family:Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial;background:var(--muted);color:#111}
+    .auth-wrapper{display:flex;min-height:100vh}
+    .auth-left{
+      width:40%;
+      min-width:320px;
+      background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--blue1),var(--blue2));
+      color:#fff;padding:48px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;gap:10px;
+    }
+    .brand{font-weight:700;font-size:28px}
+    .auth-left h1{font-size:36px;margin:0}
+    .auth-left p{opacity:.92;margin:0;font-size:16px}
+
+    .auth-right{flex:1;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:30px}
+    .auth-card{width:100%;max-width:480px;background:var(--card-bg);border-radius:16px;padding:36px;box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(16,24,40,0.08)}
+
+    h2{margin:0 0 6px 0;font-size:24px}
+    .subtitle{color:#666;font-size:14px;margin-bottom:18px}
+
+    .input-group{margin-bottom:14px}
+    .input-group label{display:block;font-size:13px;margin-bottom:8px;color:#333}
+    .input-group input{width:100%;padding:12px;border-radius:10px;border:1.5px solid #e6eefc;background:#f7f9ff;outline:none;transition:.15s}
+    .input-group input:focus{border-color:var(--accent);background:#fff;box-shadow:0 0 0 4px rgba(60,99,255,0.06)}
+
+    .btn-primary{display:inline-block;width:100%;padding:12px;border-radius:10px;border:none;background:var(--accent);color:#fff;font-weight:600;cursor:pointer}
+    .btn-primary:hover{filter:brightness(.95)}
+
+    .form-links, .redirect{text-align:right;margin-top:10px;font-size:13px}
+    a.link{color:var(--accent);text-decoration:none}
+    .redirect{text-align:center;font-size:14px;margin-top:18px}
+
+    /* messages */
+    .messages{margin-bottom:12px}
+    .message{padding:10px;border-radius:8px;margin-bottom:8px;font-size:14px}
+    .message.info{background:#eef5ff;color:#024}
+    .message.success{background:#ecfdf5;color:#064}
+    .message.warning{background:#fff7e6;color:#7a4b00}
+    .errorlist{color:#b00020;margin:6px 0 0 0;font-size:13px}
+
+    /* responsive */
+    @media (max-width:900px){
+      .auth-wrapper{flex-direction:column}
+      .auth-left{width:100%;min-height:180px;padding:28px;text-align:center}
+      .auth-right{padding:20px}
+      .auth-card{border-radius:14px;padding:28px}
+    }
+  </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+<div class="auth-wrapper">
+  <div class="auth-left">
+    <div class="brand">Eventify</div>
+    <p>{% block left_subtext %}Your events at your fingertips.{% endblock %}</p>
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="auth-right">
+    <div class="auth-card">
+      {% if messages %}
+        <div class="messages">
+          {% for m in messages %}
+            <div class="message {{ m.tags }}">{{ m }}</div>
+          {% endfor %}
+        </div>
+      {% endif %}
+
+      {% block content %}{% endblock %}
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/templates/customer/base_dashboard.html b/templates/customer/base_dashboard.html
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/6.5.0/css/all.min.css">
+
+
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title>{% block title %}Dashboard{% endblock %}</title>
+
+    <style>
+        body {
+            margin: 0;
+            font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
+            background: #f5f7ff;
+        }
+
+        .layout {
+            display: flex;
+            height: 100vh;
+            overflow: hidden;
+        }
+
+        /* SIDEBAR */
+        .sidebar {
+            width: 260px;
+            background: linear-gradient(180deg, #1e3cfa, #1436c7);
+            color: white;
+            padding: 30px 20px;
+            display: flex;
+            flex-direction: column;
+        }
+
+        .logo {
+            font-size: 28px;
+            font-weight: 700;
+            margin-bottom: 40px;
+        }
+
+        .nav-item {
+            padding: 12px 15px;
+            border-radius: 12px;
+            display: flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            gap: 12px;
+            cursor: pointer;
+            margin-bottom: 8px;
+            font-size: 15px;
+            transition: 0.2s;
+        }
+
+        .nav-item:hover,
+        .nav-item.active {
+            background: white;
+            color: #1436c7;
+        }
+
+        .bottom-nav {
+            margin-top: auto;
+        }
+
+        /* MAIN CONTENT AREA */
+        .content {
+            flex: 1;
+            background: #f5f7ff;
+            padding: 0;
+            overflow-y: scroll;
+        }
+
+        /* TOPBAR */
+        .topbar {
+            background: white;
+            padding: 20px 30px;
+            display: flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            justify-content: space-between;
+            border-bottom: 1px solid #e6e9f5;
+        }
+
+        .search-box input {
+            width: 350px;
+            padding: 12px 14px;
+            border: 1.5px solid #dfe3f8;
+            border-radius: 12px;
+            outline: none;
+            background: #f8faff;
+        }
+
+        .profile-section {
+            position: relative;
+            display: flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            cursor: pointer;
+        }
+
+        .profile-avatar {
+            width: 42px;
+            height: 42px;
+            border-radius: 50%;
+            background: #e6e6e6;
+            display: flex;
+            justify-content: center;
+            align-items: center;
+        }
+
+        .profile-avatar i {
+            font-size: 20px;
+            color: #555;
+        }
+
+        /* DROPDOWN MENU */
+        .dropdown-menu {
+            position: absolute;
+            top: 55px;
+            right: 0;
+            background: white;
+            width: 160px;
+            box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+            border-radius: 12px;
+            display: none;
+            flex-direction: column;
+            padding: 8px 0;
+            z-index: 100;
+        }
+
+        .dropdown-item {
+            padding: 12px 15px;
+            cursor: pointer;
+            font-size: 14px;
+            transition: 0.2s;
+        }
+
+        .dropdown-item:hover {
+            background: #f1f4ff;
+        }
+    </style>
+</head>
+
+<body>
+
+    <div class="layout">
+
+        <!-- SIDEBAR -->
+        <div class="sidebar">
+            <div class="logo">EVENTIFY</div>
+
+            <div class="nav">
+                <div class="nav-item active">🏠 Home</div>
+                <div class="nav-item">📅 Calendar</div>
+                <div class="nav-item">👤 Profile</div>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="bottom-nav">
+                <div class="nav-item">❓ Help</div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- MAIN CONTENT -->
+        <div class="content">
+            <div class="topbar">
+                <div class="search-box">
+                    <input type="text" placeholder="Search">
+                </div>
+
+                <div class="profile-section" id="profileDropdownBtn">
+                    <div class="profile-avatar">
+                        <i class="fa fa-user"></i>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <!-- DROPDOWN -->
+                    <div class="dropdown-menu" id="dropdownMenu">
+                        <div class="dropdown-item" onclick="window.location.href='{% url 'logout' %}'">Logout</div>
+
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="page">
+                {% block content %}
+                {% endblock %}
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <script>
+        const dropdownBtn = document.getElementById("profileDropdownBtn");
+        const dropdownMenu = document.getElementById("dropdownMenu");
+
+        dropdownBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
+            dropdownMenu.style.display =
+                dropdownMenu.style.display === "flex" ? "none" : "flex";
+        });
+
+        // Close dropdown when clicking outside
+        document.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
+            if (!dropdownBtn.contains(e.target)) {
+                dropdownMenu.style.display = "none";
+            }
+        });
+    </script>
+
+</body>
+
+</html>
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diff --git a/templates/customer/cusotmer_email_verification.html b/templates/customer/cusotmer_email_verification.html
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+++ b/templates/customer/cusotmer_email_verification.html
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+{% extends "base_auth.html" %}
+{% block title %}Verify Email{% endblock %}
+{% block left_heading %}Verify your email{% endblock %}
+{% block left_subtext %}A verification link has been sent to your email{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<h2>Verify Your Email</h2>
+<p class="subtitle">Please check your inbox and click the verification link</p>
+
+<div style="font-size:14px;color:#444;margin-top:12px;">
+  If you don't receive the email within a few minutes, check your spam folder.
+</div>
+
+<div class="redirect">
+  <a class="link" href="{% url 'myapp:login' %}">Back to Login</a>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/templates/customer/customer_dashboard.html b/templates/customer/customer_dashboard.html
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+++ b/templates/customer/customer_dashboard.html
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+{% extends "customer/base_dashboard.html" %}
+{% block title %}Dashboard{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+
+<style>
+    .welcome-box {
+        background: #3c63ff;
+        color: white;
+        border-radius: 18px;
+        padding: 25px;
+        margin-bottom: 30px;
+        display: flex;
+        justify-content: space-between;
+        align-items: center;
+    }
+
+    .welcome-text h2 {
+        margin: 0;
+        font-size: 28px;
+    }
+
+    .event-cards-wrapper {
+        display: flex;
+        gap: 15px;
+    }
+
+    .event-card {
+        background: white;
+        padding: 10px 15px;
+        border-radius: 14px;
+        width: 280px;
+        display: flex;
+        gap: 12px;
+        box-shadow: 0 6px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
+    }
+
+    .event-img {
+        width: 50px;
+        height: 50px;
+        background: gray;
+        border-radius: 10px;
+    }
+
+    .categories {
+        margin: 30px 0 10px;
+        display: flex;
+        gap: 12px;
+        align-items: center;
+    }
+
+    .cat {
+        background: #f1f3ff;
+        padding: 8px 15px;
+        border-radius: 10px;
+        font-size: 14px;
+        cursor: pointer;
+        transition: 0.2s;
+    }
+
+    .cat.active {
+        background: #3c63ff;
+        color: white;
+    }
+
+    .event-grid {
+        display: grid;
+        grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
+        gap: 22px;
+        margin-top: 15px;
+    }
+
+    .card {
+        background: white;
+        padding: 12px;
+        border-radius: 15px;
+        box-shadow: 0 8px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
+    }
+
+    .card img {
+        width: 100%;
+        border-radius: 12px;
+        height: 170px;
+        object-fit: cover;
+    }
+
+    .card-title {
+        font-size: 16px;
+        margin: 8px 0 5px;
+        font-weight: 600;
+    }
+
+    .card-details {
+        font-size: 13px;
+        color: #555;
+    }
+
+    .cat-icon {
+        width: 20px;
+        height: 20px;
+        object-fit: contain;
+        margin-right: 6px;
+        vertical-align: middle;
+    }
+
+    .dashboard-container {
+        padding: 30px 40px;
+        max-width: 1200px;
+    }
+</style>
+
+<div class="dashboard-container">
+    <!-- WELCOME BANNER -->
+    <div class="welcome-box">
+        <div class="welcome-text">
+            <p>Welcome Back,</p>
+            <h2>{{ request.user.first_name|default:"Jane Doe" }}</h2>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <h3>Events Around You</h3>
+
+    <!-- CATEGORY LIST -->
+    <div class="categories">
+        {% for category in event_types %}
+        <div class="cat" data-slug="{{ category.id }}">
+            {% if category.event_type_icon %}
+            <img src="{{ category.event_type_icon.url }}" alt="{{ category.event_type }} icon" class="cat-icon">
+            {% endif %}
+            {{ category.event_type }}
+        </div>
+        {% endfor %}
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- EVENT GRID -->
+    <div id="event-grid" class="event-grid">
+        {% for event in events %}
+        <div class="card">
+
+            {% if event.event_image %}
+            <img src="{{ event.event_image }}" alt="">
+            {% else %}
+            <img src="/static/default.jpg" alt="">
+            {% endif %}
+
+            <div class="card-title">{{ event.title }}</div>
+            <div class="card-details">
+                📅 {{ mydate|date:"d-m-Y" }}<br>
+                📍 {{ event.place }}
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        {% endfor %}
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+<script>
+    document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () {
+
+        const categories = document.querySelectorAll(".cat");
+        const eventGrid = document.getElementById("event-grid");
+
+        categories.forEach(cat => {
+            cat.addEventListener("click", function () {
+
+                categories.forEach(c => c.classList.remove("active"));
+                this.classList.add("active");
+
+                const slug = this.getAttribute("data-slug");
+                const url = `/api/events/events-by-category/${slug}/`;
+
+                eventGrid.innerHTML = "<p>Loading...</p>";
+
+                fetch(url)
+                    .then(response => response.json())
+                    .then(data => {
+                        eventGrid.innerHTML = "";
+
+                        if (data.events.length === 0) {
+                            eventGrid.innerHTML = "<p>No events found for this category.</p>";
+                            return;
+                        }
+
+                        data.events.forEach(event => {
+                            const card = `
+                            <div class="card">
+                                <img src="${event.event_image}" alt="">
+                                <div class="card-title">${event.title}</div>
+                                <div class="card-details">
+                                    📅 ${event.start_date}<br>
+                                    📍 ${event.place}
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                        `;
+                            eventGrid.innerHTML += card;
+                        });
+                    });
+            });
+        });
+
+    });
+</script>
+
+{% endblock %}
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diff --git a/templates/customer/customer_login.html b/templates/customer/customer_login.html
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+++ b/templates/customer/customer_login.html
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+{% extends "customer/base_auth.html" %}
+{% block title %}Login{% endblock %}
+{% block left_heading %}Welcome Back{% endblock %}
+{% block left_subtext %}Login to access your events dashboard{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<h2>Sign In</h2>
+<p class="subtitle">Enter your credentials to continue</p>
+
+<form method="post" action="{% url 'login' %}">
+  {% csrf_token %}
+  <div class="input-group">
+    <label for="id_username">Email or Username</label>
+    <input id="id_username" name="username" type="text" required>
+    {% if form.username.errors %}
+      <div class="errorlist">{{ form.username.errors }}</div>
+    {% endif %}
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="input-group">
+    <label for="id_password">Password</label>
+    <input id="id_password" name="password" type="password" required>
+    {% if form.password.errors %}
+      <div class="errorlist">{{ form.password.errors }}</div>
+    {% endif %}
+  </div>
+
+  
+  <button class="btn-primary" type="submit">Login</button>
+</form>
+
+<div class="redirect">
+  Don't have an account? <a class="link" href="{% url 'register' %}">Sign Up</a>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/templates/customer/customer_password_confimation.html b/templates/customer/customer_password_confimation.html
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+++ b/templates/customer/customer_password_confimation.html
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+{% extends "base_auth.html" %}
+{% block title %}Choose New Password{% endblock %}
+{% block left_heading %}Choose new password{% endblock %}
+{% block left_subtext %}Create a new secure password for your account{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<h2>Reset Password</h2>
+<p class="subtitle">Enter your new password</p>
+
+<form method="post">
+  {% csrf_token %}
+  {{ form.non_field_errors }}
+  <div class="input-group">
+    {{ form.new_password1.label_tag }}
+    {{ form.new_password1 }}
+    {% if form.new_password1.errors %}<div class="errorlist">{{ form.new_password1.errors }}</div>{% endif %}
+  </div>
+  <div class="input-group">
+    {{ form.new_password2.label_tag }}
+    {{ form.new_password2 }}
+    {% if form.new_password2.errors %}<div class="errorlist">{{ form.new_password2.errors }}</div>{% endif %}
+  </div>
+
+  <button class="btn-primary" type="submit">Reset Password</button>
+</form>
+
+<div class="redirect">
+  Back to <a class="link" href="{% url 'login' %}">Login</a>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/templates/customer/customer_password_reset.html b/templates/customer/customer_password_reset.html
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+++ b/templates/customer/customer_password_reset.html
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+{% extends "auth/base_auth.html" %}
+{% block title %}Forgot Password{% endblock %}
+{% block left_heading %}Reset Password{% endblock %}
+{% block left_subtext %}Enter your email to receive a reset link{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<h2>Forgot Password</h2>
+<p class="subtitle">Enter your email to receive a reset link</p>
+
+<form method="post">
+  {% csrf_token %}
+  <div class="input-group">
+    <label for="id_email">Email</label>
+    <input id="id_email" name="email" type="email" required>
+  </div>
+
+  <button class="btn-primary" type="submit">Send Reset Link</button>
+</form>
+
+<div class="redirect">
+  Remember your password? <a class="link" href="{% url 'login' %}">Login</a>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/templates/customer/customer_registration.html b/templates/customer/customer_registration.html
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+++ b/templates/customer/customer_registration.html
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+{% extends "customer/base_auth.html" %}
+{% block title %}Register{% endblock %}
+{% block left_heading %}Create Account{% endblock %}
+{% block left_subtext %}Join and explore exciting events{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<h2>Create Account</h2>
+<p class="subtitle">Join and explore exciting events</p>
+
+<form method="post" novalidate>
+  {% csrf_token %}
+  {{ form.non_field_errors }}
+  <div class="input-group">
+    {{ form.full_name.label_tag }} 
+    {{ form.full_name }}
+    {% if form.full_name.errors %}<div class="errorlist">{{ form.full_name.errors }}</div>{% endif %}
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="input-group">
+    {{ form.email.label_tag }}
+    {{ form.email }}
+    {% if form.email.errors %}<div class="errorlist">{{ form.email.errors }}</div>{% endif %}
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="input-group">
+    {{ form.username.label_tag }}
+    {{ form.username }}
+    {% if form.username.errors %}<div class="errorlist">{{ form.username.errors }}</div>{% endif %}
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="input-group">
+    {{ form.password1.label_tag }}
+    {{ form.password1 }}
+    {% if form.password1.errors %}<div class="errorlist">{{ form.password1.errors }}</div>{% endif %}
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="input-group">
+    {{ form.password2.label_tag }}
+    {{ form.password2 }}
+    {% if form.password2.errors %}<div class="errorlist">{{ form.password2.errors }}</div>{% endif %}
+  </div>
+
+  <button class="btn-primary" type="submit">Create Account</button>
+</form>
+
+<div class="redirect">
+  Already have an account? <a class="link" href="{% url 'login' %}">Login</a>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/templates/customer/email_password_reset.txt b/templates/customer/email_password_reset.txt
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+++ b/templates/customer/email_password_reset.txt
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+You're receiving this email because a password reset was requested for your account.
+
+Please go to the following page and choose a new password:
+
+{{ protocol }}://{{ domain }}{% url 'myapp:password_reset_confirm' uidb64=uid token=token %}
+
+If you didn't request a password reset, please ignore this message.
diff --git a/templates/customer/email_verification_body.txt b/templates/customer/email_verification_body.txt
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+++ b/templates/customer/email_verification_body.txt
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+Hi {{ user.get_full_name|default: user.username }},
+
+Thanks for signing up. Please verify your email address by clicking the link below:
+
+{{ activate_url }}
+
+If you did not sign up, ignore this email.
+
+Thanks,
+{{ domain }}
diff --git a/utils/date_convertor.py b/utils/date_convertor.py
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+from datetime import datetime
+
+def convert_date_to_dd_mm_yyyy(date_str):
+    if isinstance(date_str, datetime.date):
+        return date_str.strftime("%d-%m-%Y")
+    
+    # If the input is a string → parse it as YYYY-MM-DD
+    if isinstance(date_str, str):
+        try:
+            dt = datetime.strptime(date_str, "%Y-%m-%d")
+            return dt.strftime("%d-%m-%Y")
+        except ValueError:
+            raise ValueError("String date must be in 'YYYY-MM-DD' format")
+    
+    # Unsupported type
+    raise TypeError("Input must be a string or datetime.date object")
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