.megh-destak-container {
    display: flex;
    overflow-x: auto;
    gap: 20px;
    padding: 10px 0 20px 0;
    scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
    -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
    cursor: grab;
    /* Hide scrollbar for a cleaner look with arrows */
    scrollbar-width: none; /* Firefox */
    -ms-overflow-style: none; /* IE/Edge */
}

/* Fallback hiding pseudo-element */
.megh-destak-container::-webkit-scrollbar {
    display: none;
}

.megh-destak-container.megh-destak-grabbing {
    cursor: grabbing;
    scroll-behavior: auto; /* disables smooth scroll behavior when manually dragging */
}

.megh-destak-container::-webkit-scrollbar {
    height: 8px;
}
.megh-destak-container::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
    background: #f1f1f1; 
    border-radius: 4px;
}
.megh-destak-container::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
    background: #ccc; 
    border-radius: 4px;
}
.megh-destak-container::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
    background: #aaa; 
}

.megh-destak-item {
    flex: 0 0 280px;
    height: 500px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    background-color: #fff;
    scroll-snap-align: start;
    border: 1px solid #eee; /* optional subtle border */
}

/* Inverts structure for even items */
.megh-destak-item:nth-child(even) {
    flex-direction: column-reverse; /* Inverts structure */
}

/* Background image for hover state */
.megh-destak-bg {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    opacity: 0;
    z-index: 1;
    transition: opacity 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.8, 0.25, 1);
}

/* Overlay for hover state */
.megh-destak-item::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); /* Customizer overlay will override */
    opacity: 0;
    z-index: 2;
    transition: opacity 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.8, 0.25, 1);
}

/* The normal image block */
.megh-destak-img-block {
    width: 100%;
    flex: 0 0 50%;
    min-height: 0;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 3;
    transition: flex-basis 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.8, 0.25, 1), opacity 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.8, 0.25, 1);
    will-change: flex-basis, opacity;
}

/* Content block */
.megh-destak-content {
    width: 100%;
    flex: 1;
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 30px 25px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    align-items: flex-start;
    text-align: left;
    background-color: #fff;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 3;
    transition: background-color 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.8, 0.25, 1);
}

/* Base text formatting */
.megh-destak-title {
    margin: 0 0 15px 0 !important;
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 300;
    line-height: 1.2;
    color: #333;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 4;
    transition: color 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.8, 0.25, 1);
    width: 100%;
}

.megh-destak-subtitle {
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #333;
    line-height: 1.3;
    margin: 0 0 12px 0;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 4;
    transition: color 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.8, 0.25, 1);
    width: 100%;
}

.megh-destak-desc {
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #666;
    line-height: 1.5;
    margin-bottom: 0px;
    max-height: 0;
    opacity: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 4;
    transition: max-height 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.8, 0.25, 1), opacity 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.8, 0.25, 1), margin-bottom 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.8, 0.25, 1), color 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.8, 0.25, 1);
    width: 100%;
}

.megh-destak-desc p {
    margin: 0 0 10px 0;
}
.megh-destak-desc p:last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.megh-destak-link {
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: bold;
    color: #000080;
    text-decoration: none;
    margin-top: auto; /* Pushes link to bottom stably in flex containers */
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 4;
    transition: color 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.8, 0.25, 1), opacity 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.8, 0.25, 1);
    transform: translateZ(0); /* Stability during transition */
    backface-visibility: hidden;
    will-change: transform, color, margin-top;
}
.megh-destak-link:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

/* Text wrapper for centering */
.megh-destak-text-wrap {
    width: 100%;
    flex: none; /* Removed flex: 1 to stabilize child movement */
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    min-height: 100px; /* Prevent total collapse jitter */
}

/* HOVER / CLICK EFFECTS */
.megh-destak-trigger-hover .megh-destak-item:hover .megh-destak-bg,
.megh-destak-trigger-click .megh-destak-item.megh-destak-active .megh-destak-bg {
    opacity: 1;
}

.megh-destak-trigger-hover .megh-destak-item:hover::before,
.megh-destak-trigger-click .megh-destak-item.megh-destak-active::before {
    opacity: 1;
}

.megh-destak-trigger-hover .megh-destak-item:hover .megh-destak-img-block,
.megh-destak-trigger-click .megh-destak-item.megh-destak-active .megh-destak-img-block {
    flex: 0 0 0% !important;
    overflow: hidden;
    opacity: 0;
}

.megh-destak-trigger-hover .megh-destak-item:hover .megh-destak-content,
.megh-destak-trigger-click .megh-destak-item.megh-destak-active .megh-destak-content {
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) !important;
}

/* Removed text-wrap hover properties to prevent layout snaps internally */
.megh-destak-trigger-hover .megh-destak-item:hover .megh-destak-title,
.megh-destak-trigger-click .megh-destak-item.megh-destak-active .megh-destak-title {
    color: #fff !important; /* overriden by Elementor if hover_text_color is set */
}

.megh-destak-trigger-hover .megh-destak-item:hover .megh-destak-subtitle,
.megh-destak-trigger-click .megh-destak-item.megh-destak-active .megh-destak-subtitle {
    color: #fff !important;
}

.megh-destak-trigger-hover .megh-destak-item:hover .megh-destak-desc,
.megh-destak-trigger-click .megh-destak-item.megh-destak-active .megh-destak-desc {
    max-height: 300px;
    opacity: 1;
}

.megh-destak-trigger-hover .megh-destak-item:hover .megh-destak-desc,
.megh-destak-trigger-hover .megh-destak-item:hover .megh-destak-desc *,
.megh-destak-trigger-click .megh-destak-item.megh-destak-active .megh-destak-desc,
.megh-destak-trigger-click .megh-destak-item.megh-destak-active .megh-destak-desc * {
    color: #fff !important;
}

.megh-destak-trigger-hover .megh-destak-item:hover .megh-destak-link,
.megh-destak-trigger-click .megh-destak-item.megh-destak-active .megh-destak-link {
    color: #fff !important;
}

/* Arrow Navigation */
.megh-destak-wrapper {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
}

.megh-destak-navigation {
    display: flex;
    gap: 20px;
    margin-top: 15px;
    padding-left: 10px;
}

.megh-destak-nav-prev,
.megh-destak-nav-next {
    background: transparent;
    border: none;
    font-size: 24px;
    color: #000080;
    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 0;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    transition: color 0.3s ease, opacity 0.3s ease;
}

.megh-destak-nav-prev:hover,
.megh-destak-nav-next:hover {
    color: #444;
}

.megh-destak-nav-inactive {
    opacity: 0.15 !important;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.megh-destak-nav-active {
    opacity: 1 !important;
    color: #000 !important;
}

.megh-destak-nav-active svg {
    fill: #000 !important;
}

.megh-destak-nav-prev svg,
.megh-destak-nav-next svg {
    width: 24px;
    height: 24px;
    fill: currentColor;
    transition: fill 0.3s ease;
}

/* Responsive */
@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
    .megh-destak-item {
        flex: 0 0 250px;
        height: 450px;
    }
}