Who was Damu Anna and what was his specific devotional practice related to the Ram Navami festival in Shirdi?

Damu Anna was a wealthy Kasar, or bronze-smith, from Ahmednagar, described in Chapter 25 as a great devotee of Sai Baba. A significant part of his devotional practice involved the annual Ram Navami festival in Shirdi. For many years, as a regular vow performed with uninterrupted love, he provided one of the two large new flags for the festival. These flags were taken in a procession starting from the house of Kondaji Sutara, accompanied by musical instruments, and were then tied to the two ends of the Masjid, marking a key part of the grand celebration.