24-Feb-2026  I walked to a Jain bhojanalay to eat  Thepla for breakfast. I was a bit tired of eating rice and its variants. There are a lot of Marwadis and Saurashtrians living in Madurai. They migrated to this place centuries ago.  I returned to my hotel and packed my bags before checking out. I then walked to Periyar bus stand where I boarded the bus number 75 to reach MGR bus stand. Buses to Rameswaram start from platform number 5. A bus was ready to leave. I boarded that and paid for my ticket through a digital payment method. In TN almost all buses, including city buses use UPI payment. Which is very convenient for those who may not always have exact change.