Mandala tattoo ideas

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

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Hand-drawn flash design of a red rose framed by black henna-style paisley leaves and a curling vine, with no body placement shown.
Red rose with henna-style leaves and vine
Black ink sketch of a lotus flower with dotted chain lines running down the page, a fine line and dotwork tattoo design drawn on paper.
Lotus and chain flash design
Black ink mandala-style lotus tattoo with dot accents centred on a person's upper back, shown in two photographs.
Mandala lotus tattoo on upper back
Black ink drawing of a dotwork mandala with a lotus-like centre and leaf petals, joined by curved swag lines, shown as a flash design on white paper.
Dotwork mandala lotus with swag lines
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a cicada above mandala and lace-like geometric patterns with flowers, shown in four panels.
Cicada and mandala full sleeve
Three-panel photo of an ornamental tattoo covering a person's shoulder and upper arm, with purple spirals and feather-like forms and a green and yellow mandala on the shoulder cap.
Ornamental shoulder and upper arm sleeve
Black and white photo of a woman in a crochet bikini showing a full sleeve tattoo of roses and ornamental patterns on her arm.
Rose and ornamental full sleeve on a beach
Two forearms show matching black and grey tattoos: a shaded lotus with dotted line detail on the upper arm and a geometric mandala on the lower forearm.
Matching lotus and mandala forearm tattoos
Black ink mandala and floral vine tattoo in dotwork and botanical style running from the lower leg down to the ankle.
Mandala and vine tattoo on ankle
Black ink lotus flower tattoo with dotted chain details on the outer thigh of a person lying on a padded table.
Lotus and dotwork chain on a thigh
Sketchy black and grey tattoo on a calf showing a woman's face framed by two birds and poppy flowers, with peach and teal accents.
Woman's face with birds and poppies on a calf
Woman seen from behind by a pool with a black and grey lotus mandala tattoo at the nape of the neck, an anchor tattoo on her upper back, and a red-toned floral outline on her raised upper arm.
Lotus mandala and anchor on upper back
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo centred on the chest below the breasts, with a person's hands holding up a grey top.
Ornamental lotus tattoo on the chest
Black line drawing of a lotus bloom with leaves above a crescent moon mandala, in a botanical and geometric style, shown without a body placement.
Lotus and crescent mandala design
Grey dotwork lotus tattoo with ornamental petals and dotted accents, centred on the upper back below the neck.
Lotus mandala on upper back
Forearm tattoo of grey seed heads on thin stems above a shaded geometric circle, with orange and red vertical streaks below.
Seed heads and geometric circle on a forearm
Black dotwork mandala-style flower tattoo on a forearm, with stippled petals and bold outlines, shown against tattoo flash sheets.
Dotwork mandala flower on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo centred on a person's chest, with a short vertical line of dots above and below it.
Lotus mandala on the chest
Black ink drawing of a lotus flower inside a mandala-style design with dotwork shading and leaf motifs, on white paper, with no body placement shown.
Lotus mandala design with dotwork detail
Black ink lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork accents centred on a woman's upper back.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper back
Black ink drawing of two moths above a circular mandala of flowers and leaves, in a dotwork and linework style, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Moths and mandala with flowers in black ink
Black ink line drawing of a rose framed by mandala and paisley filigree, with dotwork shading and hanging dot chains, shown as a tattoo design.
Rose and mandala filigree design
Colourful forearm tattoo of a black-outlined lotus with mandala detail, beside a row of arrows, a star and a crescent moon, over teal and pink watercolour splashes.
Lotus and arrows with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Back view of a person with long red hair, showing a colourful mandala tattoo with botanical sprigs on the upper back and shoulder, with a canyon landscape behind.
Mandala and botanical tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo with a central Om symbol and swirling linework on a person's upper back.
Lotus with Om symbol on upper back
White ink botanical design with lace-like detail across the back of a hand and fingers, plus a banded wrist design on the forearm.
White ink floral design on a hand
Black and grey ornamental mandala and floral tattoo with dotwork shading on a woman's forearm, shown beside her torso.
Ornamental mandala forearm tattoo
Black and grey dotwork design of queen Anne's lace and wildflowers in front of a circle and overlapping triangles, drawn on white paper.
Dotwork botanical flowers with geometric circle
Three views of a black and grey leg sleeve with a large peony at the thigh and dotwork mandala patterns running down the calf to the ankle and foot.
Black and grey peony and mandala leg sleeve
A grid of brown and gold mehndi-style floral and paisley motifs on a white background, offered as tattoo flash.
Grid of henna-style floral motifs
Black dotwork and fine line mandala flower tattoo on the outer upper arm of a woman in a floral skirt.
Mandala flower tattoo on upper arm
Two side-by-side photographs of dotwork hand tattoos on a lower leg: the left with a lace-like wrist mandala over green leaves, the right holding red freesia with crystals and moon symbols.
Two hands with flowers and crystals on a calf
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with floral motifs covering an upper arm down towards the elbow.
Black and grey mandala sleeve
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of paisley swirls and flowers across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Paisley and floral design across a upper back
Black linework lotus mandala with pink, purple and blue watercolour splashes, tattooed on the inside of a forearm.
Lotus mandala with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Black linework flash design of an ornate flower with paisley swirls, dotted leaves and a mandala centre, on a white background.
Ornate paisley and mandala flower design
Black ink ornamental elephant with a lotus flower on a woman's ribs, with script tattooed on her upper arm.
Ornamental elephant with lotus on ribs
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with leaves and a wavy snake-like line on the inner forearm, beside a sleeping tabby cat.
Dotwork mandala on a forearm
Black and grey mandala tattoo on a forearm just below the elbow, with symmetrical petals, leaves and dot-tipped sprigs in blackwork and dotwork style.
Black and grey mandala on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a humpback whale filled with floral mandala patterns, on the side of the torso.
Whale with floral pattern on the side
Black line drawing of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha framed by an ornate mandala and resting on a lotus, a flash design suited to a larger back or chest piece.
Ganesha with mandala and lotus design
Black fine line tattoo of a Roman numeral clock face with silhouetted figures, framed by three roses and leaves, on the outer thigh of a person in shorts.
Clock and roses on a thigh
Black and grey lotus flower with fine mandala detailing and dotted lines above and below, on the upper back of a woman with a short brown bob.
Lotus flower on upper back
Blue-grey botanical mandala tattoo of a large flower with scrolled leaves, sitting on the wrist of a person wearing a white top.
Blue-grey floral mandala on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a sunflower-style mandala with a crescent moon at its centre, shown as a design on white paper with no body placement visible.
Sunflower mandala with crescent moon
Black and grey ornate floral tattoo with stippled shading covering a person's upper back, from the nape of the neck to between the shoulder blades.
Ornate floral tattoo across upper back
Black and grey rose sleeve on a woman's left arm and a fine line mandala tattoo on her upper back, photographed outdoors on a beach.
Rose sleeve and mandala on a beach
Traditional style flower tattoo with blue petals, a black centre ringed in orange and green leaves with red tips, on the upper arm, with a partial yellow big cat head above it.
Traditional flower on upper arm