Paatali

**Paatali** who is also known as **Tara/Mandhodari** was one of the main antagonists of the sixth season of Naagin series and Bekaboo series.

Paatali is portrayed by Actress Sudha Chandran who also happens to have portrayed the role of Paatali's daughter, Seema as well in the sixth season.

Paatali is also the mother of Pratham, Ashwath, Vansh and Yamini from Bekaboo series.

Paatali is a Rakshakshi from birth, a demoness who are considered as the greatest enemies of the species of fairies known as Pari.

Paatali is the daughter of Puloma who was killed by Sheshnaagin Naageshwari and since then Paatali desires to destroy the entire Naaglok for vengeance.

Paatali as Mandhodhari soon marries Rakshak Balaka where she gives birth to Pratham, Ashwath and Vansh where her husband believes in humanity and Paatali is quiet opposite from him and wants to be powerful where she wants to make her sons very powerful Rakshaks(Demons). However when Rakshak Balaka learns about it, Paatali is forced to leave her husband and her sons.

Some times later, Paatali gives birth to Yamini deceiving Rakshak Balaka but leaves her daughter in Rakshak Balaka's doorsteps to raise Yamini.

Paatali soon joins Kalkeya clan who are the greatest enemies of Naaglok and now focuses to avenge her mother Puloma by destroying Naaglok. During her time in Kalkeya clan, Paatali gives birth to Seema and since then, attempts many trials to attack Sheshnaagin Naageshwari but always fails.

Paatali is eventually keeping eyes on her sons, Pratham , Ashwath and Vansh as well where she learns that Pratham get killed by Rajpari Devlekha which grew her hatred towards the fairies(Pari).

During her time in Kalkeya clan, Paatali learns about Amrit Kalash and plans to get it from Sheshnaagin Naageshwari but when Paatali gets in the Naag-Haveli, Paatali learns the prophecy where Sheshnaagin Naageshwari's great granddaughter is destined to finish off the clan of Mahaasur. After hearing the prophecy, Paatali then kills Sheshnaagin Naageshwari but fails to gain Amrit Kalash. Paatali then learns that a pregnant woman named Chandha has seen Amrit Kalash's location and to know the location, Paatali and her daughter Seema captures Chandha where Paatali gets Seema marry Chandha's husband, Lalit Gujral.

Paatali eventually learns that her son Ashwath also get killed by an unknown Pari who took away Asi Astra( a magical weapon) from Ashwath as well where Paatali gains an anklet of the unknown Pari as an evidence and vows to trace down that unknown Pari to gain Asi Astra from her.

After many years, Paatali returns back to Kalkeya clan to take revenge on the new Sheshnaagin Pratha when Seema gets in the coma due to Pratha. Paatali and her gang switches Pratha's daughter with Professor Jeet Patil's daughter where Professor Jeet Patil is the grandson of Paatali and since that day for 20 years, Paatali starts keeping an eye on Pratha's biological daughter, Prathna.

After 20 years, Paatali, Urvashi and Suhasini execute their plan and make Prathna the next Sheshnaagin after Pratha. Paatali then causes misunderstanding between Pratha and Prathna and turn them against each other but when Pratha and Prathna learn the truth, Paatali then reveals the whole truth to Anmol(Pratha and Rishabh's foster daughter; Professor Jeet Patil's biological daughter) and with the support of Anmol, Paatali gets the Naagmani from Prathna. Paatali soon helps her daughter Seema to recover from coma .

Paatali then decides to summon the powers of demon Sindhika for which she requires the mystical anklets of late Sheshnaagin Naageshwari but Pratha and Prathna attack Paatali and Paatali is believed to have died.

After 12 years, Paatali is summoned back by her grandson Professor Jeet Patil, Mahek( Professor Jeet Patil's wife) and Trisha (Professor Jeet Patil and Mahek's daughter) to attend Trisha's marriage with Sheshnaag Raghuveer but Paatali gets shocked when Prathna marries Raghuveer in the form of Trisha. Paatali meets her daughter Yamini and her grandson, Ranav( Ashwath's son) there.

Paatali along with Yamini, Naagin Mahek, Naagin Trisha and Naagin Mrignayni attack on Naaglok but Sheshnaag Raghuveer and Sheshnaagin Prathna along with the help of Rani-Pari(Queen of the Fairies) and another mysterious Pari defeat them. Paatali gets furious over the Pari for getting in between Rakshak clan and Naaglok and decides to go to Rajnagar where Yamini and her family lives shifting her focus away from Naaglok and now Paatali decides to continue her search for the unknown Pari who had killed Ashwath and taken away Asi Astra during her stay in Rajnagar.

Paatali then learns from her daughter Yamini that Yamini's daughter-in-law Mallika could possibly be a Pari where Paatali decides to test Mallika but she fails to get the confirmation about Mallika being Pari or not. Paatali soon learns that Bela is Rajpari and decides to use her to make Ranav more powerful Rakshyak. Paatali then join hands with her brother-in-law Malaka(Balaka's twin brother) to separate Bela after Bela sacrificed all her powers for Ranav. Paatali creates misunderstanding between Bela and Ranav and gets Bela arrested but when Sophia (Bela's lookalike) enters into their house, Paatali realizes her to be Bela who has come back for revenge. Paatali learns that Asi Astra is in the custody of her husband Balaka and tries to gain the Astra with Malaka but when she learns that Malaka is the one that killed Ashwath then Paatali supports her husband against Malaka.