Bhubaneswar, Sep 21 - Fifteen women who applied mehndi (henna) in Orissa's Bhadrak district were hospitalised after complaining of dizziness and an allergic reaction, officials said Monday.

According to the district's Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Bhagwan Dixit, about 300 people approached the Bant primary health centre, complaining of dizziness and allergy after applying the mehndi paste. Some were released after minor treatment but 15 of them were referred to the district hospital

Similar reports have been reported in other parts of the state too. There are reports of people being admitted to hospitals after applying mehndi in Jaleswar and state capital too.

'Some people had come to the hospital. Most of them were having allergies after applying mehndi,' Umakanta Mishra, the chief medical officer of a hospital here said.