Can you detail Damu Anna's specific role and contributions to the Ram Navami festival in Shirdi?

Damu Anna played a significant and long-standing role in the annual Ram Navami festival in Shirdi. As Chapter 25 explains, two large new flags are featured in a procession through the village. One of these flags belonged to Damu Anna, a vow he had upheld for many years out of deep love and devotion. The procession would start from the house of Kondaji Sutara, the carpenter, and proceed with musical instruments to the Masjid, where the banners would be tied to its two ends. In addition to sponsoring the flag, the text also notes that Damu Anna would feed the Fakirs who came to Shirdi for the festival to their heart's content, further demonstrating his charitable and devotional nature.