In the months leading up to the outbreak of the 1857 Revolt, what was the strategic significance of the circulation of 'Chapatis' and 'Red Lotus' flowers?

Options:

• A: They were official rations distributed by the East India Company to pacify hungry sepoys.
• B: They were religious offerings used by Christian missionaries to convert lower-caste soldiers.
• C: They acted as informal, non-verbal symbols of solidarity and a call for a coordinated uprising across villages and cantonments.
• D: They were trade symbols used by the British to mark loyal native regiments.

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