Mandala tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink tattoo of a lace and mandala necklace with teardrop drops and dotted chains across the upper back, in dotwork style.
Lace necklace design across upper back
Black and grey photograph of a torso with full dotwork sleeves, chest patterns and a lotus with fern-like fronds tattooed on the abdomen.
Dotwork sleeves with lotus on the abdomen
Black and grey rose and mandala tattoos on the upper arms and forearms of a woman in a rust-coloured dress, with a gold bracelet on the left wrist.
Rose and mandala sleeves in warm light
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo covering the forearm, shown from the front and side in a two-panel photo.
Black and grey mandala on a forearm
Four views of a full arm sleeve of colourful mandala and floral tattoos in greens, reds and blues, covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Colourful mandala full arm sleeve
Black and white dotwork drawing of an ornate heart mandala with lace-like scallops, teardrop drops and small hearts, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Ornate heart mandala design
Black and grey mandala tattoo covering a forearm, with dotwork and fine line petals and geometric rosettes.
Mandala sleeve on a forearm
Black linework mandala tattoo with teal and purple watercolour splashes across the shoulder and upper arm.
Watercolour mandala on a shoulder
Pen drawing on paper of a sun, a crescent moon and an ornate chained mandala-style design, held up in a room with people in the blurred background.
Sun, moon and ornate chain design on paper
Flash drawing of a pink iced donut with coloured sprinkles set over a black dotwork mandala, drawn on a sketchbook page.
Donut and dotwork mandala design
A symmetrical purple and red mandala tattoo with knotwork and petal shapes, placed in the centre of a person's upper back.
Mandala tattoo across the upper back
A sheet of nine black ink mandala designs on a cream background, arranged in a three by three grid, each with radial symmetry and fine line detailing.
Nine mandala designs in a grid
Black ink drawing of a stag head with antlers, its outline filled with mandala, floral, paisley and diamond patterns on a parchment-coloured background.
Ornamental stag head design in black ink
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an eye framed by lotus-like petals and a mandala, placed on the upper back below the nape of the neck.
Eye within a mandala on the upper back
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo wrapping around the wrist, with symmetrical petal shapes.
Mandala wrist band tattoo
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat's face framed by filigree ornaments on a forearm.
Ornamental cat head on a forearm
Dreamcatcher tattoo with feathers and red mandala webs across a person's back, shaded in a realistic style with a beaded line across the upper back.
Two dreamcatchers with feathers across the back
Black and grey wing tattoo across the ribs and an ornamental mandala-style tattoo on the back of the hand, with vertical lettering down the outer thigh.
Wing and mandala tattoos on a woman at the beach
Black ink lotus mandala design with dotwork petals, shown flat beside a clear quartz point, a rose quartz figure and a citrine figure.
Lotus mandala design with crystals
Black ink line drawing of a dreamcatcher with feathers, flowers and dotwork shading, drawn on paper as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and flowers
Colourful geometric bee tattoo with faceted purple wings, set within a black dotwork circle on the outer thigh.
Geometric bee in a dotwork circle on a thigh
Pen drawing of a wolf head, half realistic fur and eye and half dense ornamental mandala pattern, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Half realistic, half ornate wolf head drawing
Black linework drawing of an elephant covered in mandala and paisley-style patterns, shown as a flash design.
Mandala-patterned elephant design
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork petals and small seed pod motifs across the forearm.
Mandala tattoo on the forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with petal and scroll rings covering the upper arm.
Dotwork mandala on an upper arm
Black and grey ornamental tattoo across the upper back and nape, with a rose on the shoulder, photographed from behind.
Ornamental back piece with rose on shoulder
Black line tattoo of poppy and rose blooms within a mandala frame on the inner upper arm, with a pink wash behind the design.
Poppy and rose mandala on upper arm
Black ink geometric mandala and honeycomb pattern on a forearm beside Polynesian-style tribal swirls on the upper arm.
Mandala and tribal arm sleeve
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with a central diamond motif, placed on the chest beneath the bust.
Geometric lotus tattoo below the bust
Woman wearing a white crochet bralette with white ink mandala and floral designs on her right shoulder and a draped chain-style design with a pendant across her chest.
White ink mandala and chain design on shoulder and chest
Black linework heart framed by a scalloped mandala design on the upper arm, with a small cross and another dark tattoo partly visible nearby.
Mandala heart on upper arm
Pencil and ink sketch of a mandala-style compass rose with petal shapes, a central rosette and the letters W and S, drawn on aged paper.
Mandala compass rose design sketch
Two clasped hands showing matching white ink geometric lotus mandala tattoos on the backs of the hands, in a Geometric style.
White ink mandala on the back of a hand
Black and grey dotwork chest tattoo of a mandala with a winged insect, crescent moons and a sun, centred on the upper chest.
Dotwork mandala and winged insect on chest
Black ink tree of life tattoo on an upper arm, with an ornate filigree canopy and a spreading root system, shown against a light towel.
Ornate tree of life with roots on upper arm
Fine line black ankle tattoo of a braided anklet with hanging feathers, a hamsa hand, a flower of life and an ankh, on a bare foot by the sea.
Charm anklet tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey mandala tattoo with fine linework and dotwork shading across a wrist, set against a patterned floral background.
Mandala tattoo across the wrist
Black ink geometric mandala tattoo on the outer thigh of a seated person wearing a white T-shirt, with a bedroom floor in the background.
Black mandala tattoo on a thigh
Black and white drawing of a flowing unalome line above a star-shaped dotwork mandala, a design that could be used as a tattoo.
Unalome above a dotwork mandala design
Black and grey dotwork and geometric mandala tattoo on the outer thigh, shown in a full view beside a close-up.
Dotwork mandala on the thigh
Black and grey pen drawing of an ornate heart with lace-like filigree, dotwork shading, a diamond motif and hanging chains, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornate heart and lace design drawing
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm, with a mandala on the shoulder and a serpent over geometric bands.
Mandala shoulder and serpent sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Mandala tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Black dotwork ink drawing of a chakra mandala with a crescent moon and lotus petals on beige paper.
Chakra mandala with crescent moon and lotus
Legs on sand by the sea showing a gold metallic mandala design on the calf, a small gold crown design on the ankle, and layered gold anklets.
Gold mandala on a calf at the beach
Black and grey mandala tattoo with layered petal and dot details on a forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo wrapping around the inner forearm, with layered petal shapes and small dots at the edges.
Dotwork mandala band on a forearm
Fine line mandala tattoo centred on the upper back between the shoulder blades, with long hair falling over one shoulder.
Mandala tattoo on upper back