What was Damu Anna's specific role in the Ram Navami festival as described in the source material?

Damu Anna played a very specific and honored role in the annual Ram Navami festival in Shirdi. As Chapter 25 explains, two large new flags were taken out in a procession through the village each year. One of these flags belonged to the Nimonkars, and the second one belonged to Damu Anna. This was a regular vow he had undertaken and fulfilled for many years with great love and devotion. The procession for these flags would commence from the house of a carpenter named Kondaji Sutara, accompanied by musical instruments, and would culminate with the long banners being tied to the two ends of the Masjid.