Mandala tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink drawing of a lion head in fine line style, framed by ornate paisley and mandala-like patterns, shown as a tattoo design sketch on paper.
Ornate lion head design on paper
Black ink geometric mandala with script symbols across a woman's upper back, with English words tattooed to the upper right.
Yantra mandala tattoo across upper back
Traditional style tattoo of two colourful mandala flowers with dark green serrated leaves on a calf.
Traditional mandala flowers on a calf
Black and grey dotwork and traditional tattoos on a forearm and hand, including a large bee, planets, a dotted constellation and crystals.
Bee, planets and crystals on forearm and hand
Black dotwork mandala with scrollwork and leaves across the upper back, with a smaller fleur-de-lis tattoo above it on the spine.
Mandala and fleur-de-lis on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a front-facing elephant head with mandala-style patterns, placed on the outer thigh.
Ornate elephant head on a thigh
Person seen from behind with a large black and grey mandala-style dotwork tattoo covering the upper back and waist, worn with denim shorts.
Mandala-style back piece
Dark brown henna-style floral design with lattice bands and scrolls covering a wrist and the back of a hand.
Henna-style floral design on wrist and hand
Black and white photo of a fine line lotus tattoo with a dotted line below it on the upper back of a woman in a white vest top, hands raised to her head.
Lotus tattoo on upper back
Two hands resting on a wooden table show fine line ornamental tattoos across the backs of the hands and fingers, in grey ink.
Ornamental tattoos across the backs of both hands
Black and grey botanical tattoo with ornamental shading across the top of a bare foot and up the ankle, next to a grey sock.
Black and grey floral tattoo on foot and ankle
Colour tattoo of a white masked character face inside a pink, blue and green mandala of petals and leaves, on the upper thigh.
Masked face within a mandala on a thigh
Overhead photo of black and grey blackwork tattoos on a thigh and calf, including a skull with a sun motif and a mandala, with henna and gold temporary designs on a hand.
Black and grey mandala and skull tattoos on legs
Black and grey lion face tattoo framed by mandala-style ornament and a small crown, placed on the side of the ribs.
Lion with mandala ornament on ribs
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo covering the back of a hand and wrist, with bold outlines and small teardrop accents.
Mandala design on the back of a hand
Black and grey yin yang symbol set within a shaded lotus mandala tattoo on the upper back.
Yin yang inside a lotus mandala on upper back
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork detailing covering the top of a person's shoulder and upper back.
Mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Black fine-line mandala tattoo on a woman's upper chest below the breast, with black lace lingerie and a lace bracelet visible.
Mandala tattoo on chest with black lace lingerie
Black ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork and bands of pattern covering the back of a hand and wrist, shown in a dark, moody photograph.
Ornamental mandala tattoo across the back of a hand
Black linework stencil of a symmetrical mandala design with lotus-like petals, scrolls and circles on translucent paper, shown for a tattoo placement.
Symmetrical mandala stencil with lotus petals
Black dotwork mandala tattoo on the forearm, surrounded by blue, purple and pink watercolour splashes.
Mandala with watercolour splashes on forearm
Black ink line drawing of a symmetrical ornate lotus mandala design with paisley motifs, swirls and leaves on a white background.
Ornate lotus mandala design
Four-panel photo of a colourful full arm sleeve of mandala and floral designs in a geometric style, covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of coloured mandalas
Black and white line drawing of a butterfly over a circular patterned ring, with daisies, leaves and two small swallows, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Butterfly, daisies and swallows flash design
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and interlocking circles, on the upper arm.
Geometric mandala tattoo on the upper arm
Black line drawing of an elephant with mandala patterns across its body and a raised trunk, shown on a mint green background.
Mandala elephant design
Black and grey geometric mandala and feather tattoo along the side ribs and hip of a person lying on a pale sofa.
Mandala and feather tattoo on the ribs
Dark henna-style owl design with ornamental swirls and dotted detail across the back of a hand and wrist.
Owl design on the back of a hand
Black and grey sugar skull tattoo with a mandala on the crown and a small anchor on the forehead, placed on the side of the ribs.
Sugar skull with mandala on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a forward-facing elephant head with a mandala behind it on the forearm.
Elephant head and mandala on a forearm
Woman seen from behind in a car with black linework floral and paisley tattoos across her back and down her side, and tattooed upper arm.
Floral back tattoo seen from behind in a car
Black and grey dotwork sun mandala tattoo with radiating rays and oval motifs across a woman's upper thigh.
Dotwork sun mandala on a thigh
Black and grey tribal cat tattoo with geometric and dotwork patterns, sitting on the upper arm.
Tribal cat tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey world map tattoo across a person's upper back, with the continents filled with ornamental mandala-style patterns.
World map tattoo on upper back
Black linework tattoo of paisley-style flowers, leaves and swirls covering a shoulder and upper arm.
Paisley floral design across the shoulder
Close-up photograph of a red line-work mandala tattoo with radial lace-like detail, sitting on a forearm in a geometric style.
Red mandala tattoo on a forearm
Traditional style full arm sleeve tattoo in bold colour across the shoulder, upper arm and forearm, featuring a rosette, a grey skull in a hat, roses and an orange flower.
Traditional full sleeve with skull and roses
Black ink lace-style ornamental tattoo with a lotus flower and drop motifs across the back of a woman's neck and upper back.
Lace-style lotus neck tattoo
Side view of a shaved head and neck with large black blackwork mandala tattoos behind the ear and down onto the neck.
Black mandala tattoos on head and neck
Black ink fine line and dotwork tattoo of an ornate flower with scrolling leaves on the inner forearm.
Ornate flower and scrollwork on a forearm
Flash drawing of a sphynx cat head inside an ornate pink heart frame, with blue eyes and pink paisley detailing on the ears.
Sphynx cat in a pink heart frame
White ink tattoo of a lotus mandala with script characters in its petals, placed on the upper back and styled as fine geometric linework.
White ink lotus mandala on upper back
Black linework mandala and paisley tattoo covering a woman's shoulder and upper arm, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Mandala and paisley shoulder and upper arm piece
Black ink dotwork drawing of a skull inside a geometric mandala design, shown in two side-by-side views, with no placement on the body.
Skull within a dotwork mandala
Two pairs of hands crossed on sand, decorated with gold and blue metallic mandala and paisley designs on the hands and wrists.
Metallic mandala designs on hands and wrists
Black ink line drawing of a dreamcatcher mandala with feathers and beads, drawn on paper as a tattoo design in a fine line and geometric style.
Dreamcatcher mandala design with feathers
Black ink drawing of an eye inside a triangle, set against a circular mandala and an ornate face, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
All-seeing eye in a triangle with mandala
Black ornamental mandala-style design across the back of a hand and fingers, worn with silver rings and black stiletto nails.
Ornamental mandala patterns on the back of a hand