Mandala tattoo ideas

2,563 photos and flash · 56% Geometric, 50% Dotwork · Forearm most common

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A symmetrical mandala design with a flower-like centre and dotted petals, shaded from blue to teal, shown as a drawing on a white background.
Blue gradient mandala design
Black and grey ornate feather tattoo with dotwork and triangle patterns across the top of a foot, with dark painted toenails.
Ornate feather tattoo across a foot
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a ram skull above an animal face with a faded purple circle behind, on the outer thigh.
Ram skull and animal face on thigh
Black ink drawing of an ornate lotus mandala with dotted chain lines below, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Lotus mandala with dotted chain design
Black linework drawing of a dreamcatcher with a crescent moon, a mandala flower and three feathers, shaded with dotwork, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Dreamcatcher with crescent moon design
Black and grey dotwork winged mandala tattoo with dangling teardrop chains across the chest, with hands holding fabric aside.
Winged mandala tattoo across the chest
Black ink flash drawing of an ornate mandala-style crown with dotted and blackwork detailing, beside two smaller drop-shaped ornaments, on a white background.
Ornate mandala crown design with matching drops
Black ink mandala tattoo in a lace-like geometric style wrapping around the upper thigh, with hanging drop lines and diamonds below.
Lace-style mandala thigh band tattoo
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mandala, a rose and leaves covering an upper arm and elbow.
Mandala and rose on an upper arm
Two matching yin yang tattoos on forearms, one a dotwork outline with a mandala and the other a blackwork mandala and paisley fill, in black ink.
Matching yin yang mandala forearm tattoos
Black and grey mandala tattoo with an infinity symbol at its centre, placed on the top of a shoulder.
Mandala with infinity symbol on shoulder
Black and grey ink drawing of a mandala-patterned butterfly with a dotwork arrow below, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Mandala butterfly and arrow design
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with dangling dot chains and drops, sitting on the centre of the chest below a pink sweatshirt.
Lotus mandala tattoo on the chest
Black and grey dotwork hamsa hand with a lotus and an eye at its centre, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Hamsa hand and lotus with eye on thigh
Black line drawing of a mandala-style triangular design with a dotted border and a trailing ornamental spray, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Mandala triangle tattoo design
Black and grey mandala flash design with a central flower, layered petals, leaves and pointed geometric outer border, drawn on paper.
Mandala flower design in black and grey
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo covering a forearm, with layered petals, a geometric star at the wrist and soft shading.
Mandala forearm tattoo in black and grey
Black and grey mandala tattoo on the top of a woman's shoulder, with layered petals and geometric detail, photographed outdoors.
Mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Colour and black dotwork tattoo of a yin yang design with a lotus motif and the word Balance, on the inner forearm.
Yin yang with watercolour and mandala on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of mandalas, swirls and lotus flowers covering a forearm.
Mandala and lotus sleeve on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of an ornate elephant head inside a circular mandala on the forearm, in a fine line and dotwork style.
Ornate elephant head with mandala on forearm
Black dotwork and blackwork mandala tattoo with a central lotus motif, spanning the upper back and nape of the neck.
Ornamental mandala tattoo across upper back and neck
Ink drawing of an ornate owl built from mandala and lace patterns, in black and grey dotwork with pink accents on white paper.
Ornate mandala owl design
Woman seen from behind with long hair, showing a dark dotwork mandala tattoo on the middle of her back.
Dark mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey mandala tattoo on a forearm and an ornamental floral sleeve on the other arm, with small finger tattoos, resting on white bedsheets.
Mandala and floral sleeve on forearm and hand
Collage of four black and grey tattoos on a torso: swirling roses on the ribs, a tribal band at the waist, a dotwork mandala on the chest and a feather with script on the lower back.
Four tattoos on ribs, chest and back
Black ink drawing on cream paper of a crescent moon filled with dotwork mandala patterns, with hanging drop details beneath, shown as a tattoo design.
Crescent moon mandala design on paper
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo on the side of a woman's ribs, with her arm raised and a fringed metallic wrap draped over her side.
Lotus tattoo on a ribcage in profile
Black linework lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork trim on a person's abdomen, above the navel, in a fine line style.
Lotus mandala tattoo on the abdomen
Black mandala tattoo on the back of a hand, beside faded LOVE script on the wrist and fingers, shown in four photographs.
Mandala on the back of a hand
Black and grey sun and moon face tattoo with dotwork rays and mandala-style petals on the upper thigh.
Sun and moon face on thigh
Black ink drawing of a sun and crescent moon with carved-style faces, dotwork mandala detail and wavy rays, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Sun and crescent moon with faces
Black and grey dotwork drawing of an elephant head inside a hamsa hand frame, with an om symbol, flowers and leaves.
Elephant within a hamsa hand design
Coloured illustration of an ornate sun with a human face, its rays filled with dotwork and paisley-like patterns, shown as a design drawing rather than a tattoo on skin.
Ornate sun face with dotwork rays
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo with a dotwork rosette and scrollwork on an upper arm, photographed beside an ornate iron gate.
Ornamental mandala on upper arm
Pink and grey rose tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with a dotwork flower behind the roses and a banner reading Fearless below.
Two roses and a dotwork flower on upper arm
Black ink ornamental crescent moon tattoo with dotwork lace patterns and dangling drops on the upper arm.
Ornamental crescent moon on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing an eye inside a triangle above an ornate mandala with swirling floral details.
All-seeing eye mandala on forearm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a radiating petal pattern on the forearm, beside a grey knitted sweater sleeve.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey compass rose with a lotus flower and scrollwork on the inner forearm, with dotwork shading.
Compass and lotus on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork geometric fan tattoo of stacked petal shapes and small stars on the side of a ribcage.
Geometric dotwork fan on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a sea turtle with a mandala shell on the inner upper arm.
Mandala sea turtle on an upper arm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo of concentric rings of dots radiating from a central point, across the outer shoulder and upper arm.
Dotwork mandala on the shoulder
Black ink geometric mandala lotus tattoo with dotwork accents on the side of a person's ribs.
Mandala lotus tattoo on the ribs
Two blue ink dotwork mandala designs drawn on pale paper, one lower left and one upper right, with stippled petal shapes.
Two blue dotwork mandala designs on paper
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical lotus flower design with stippled dotwork shading and ornamental detail on textured paper, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Lotus flower dotwork design
Fine line black and grey mandala flower tattoo with a small feather beside it on the inner upper arm.
Mandala and feather on the upper arm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with an om symbol on a person's upper back, with a hand resting beside it bearing the words This too shall pass.
Mandala back tattoo with om symbol