Mandala tattoo ideas

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

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Pen and ink drawing of a tattoo design showing a snarling wolf, coiled snake, rosary and red mandala, in a neo-traditional style, with no body placement shown.
Wolf, snake and mandala tattoo design
Purple linework mandala tattoo with a central eye and leaf motifs across the top of a foot, with a silver toe ring and orange cord anklet.
Mandala with central eye on top of foot
Black ornamental lotus mandala with an eye at its centre and hanging chain drops, tattooed across the ribs and upper abdomen.
Mandala lotus with eye on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with floral detail covering the forearm, shown beside a denim-shorted leg against a white wall.
Mandala forearm sleeve in black ink
Black dotwork mandala tattoo across the nape and upper back of a woman with her hair pinned up, shown from behind.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey mandala-style elephant tattoo across the upper back, with a lotus pattern on its head and ornate patterned ears.
Mandala elephant on upper back
Black ink crescent moon tattoo with a small sun and ornamental dotted filigree on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Ornate crescent moon on a wrist
Black ink mandala tattoo with dotwork detail on the upper thigh, shown in a black and white photograph.
Mandala tattoo on the upper thigh
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the back of a neck, with a radial floral pattern and stippled shading.
Black and grey mandala on the back of neck
Colour tattoo of a quetzal bird in an ornate gold frame on the side of a torso, with a teal mandala tattoo on the thigh of a person in a black top.
Quetzal in a frame and teal mandala on thigh
White henna-style lace and mandala design across the back of a hand, fingers and wrist, photographed against a car dashboard.
White henna-style design on a hand
Black and white flash design of a cat's head filled with intricate paisley, floral and dotted patterns, suited to a blackwork tattoo.
Ornate cat head design in black linework
Black dotwork mandala tattoo wrapping around the inner wrist, with a hand held down and blue sneakers visible below.
Mandala band tattoo on the wrist
Close-up of a woman's arm with black and grey geometric and dotwork tattoos on the upper arm and forearm, wearing a white t-shirt and denim dungarees.
Blackwork and dotwork arm tattoos under denim dungarees
Black and grey tattoo of an outlined heart with an ornate mandala-style border on the upper arm, below a pink knit sleeve.
Mandala heart on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork compass rose tattoo with mandala detailing on a person's upper back, with N, E, S and W letters.
Dotwork compass rose on upper back
Black and grey peony tattoo on a forearm, with a geometric mandala-style band of ornament below it, photographed beside a wristwatch.
Peony and mandala on a forearm
Black and grey rose tattoo with a geometric mandala, crescent moon and arrow on a forearm, shown against white paper.
Rose, mandala and crescent moon on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of an elephant covered in mandala, paisley and floral patterns on the upper arm.
Ornate elephant on upper arm
Black line drawing of an ornate dragonfly with mandala-style patterned wings above a dotted geometric circle, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Ornate dragonfly design with geometric circle
Black and grey lace garter tattoo with dotwork shading and a mandala-like centre on the upper thigh of a person holding plaid shorts.
Lace garter tattoo on a thigh
Colourful traditional flash sheet showing eight tattoo designs, including geometric mandalas, a lotus, and star-shaped flowers, with no body placement shown.
Traditional flash sheet of mandalas and flowers
Black ink lace garter tattoo with dotwork shading and hanging diamond drops, sitting on the outer thigh.
Lace garter tattoo on the thigh
Red floral ornamental tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with a teal and grey ring on the middle finger against blurred green foliage.
Red floral ornament tattoo on wrist
Black ornamental mandala tattoo in a geometric and dotwork style on a woman's upper thigh, with white fabric draped beside it.
Black mandala tattoo on the thigh
Black ink drawing of a hamsa hand with an eye and yin-yang details above a lotus flower, in a botanical and dotwork style, with no body placement shown.
Hamsa hand and lotus flower design
Large ornamental back tattoo with symmetrical paisley, scrollwork and a small red lotus at the centre, shown across the middle of the back in a botanical and geometric style.
Ornate mandala back tattoo
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos of a mandala, chevrons, dots and arrows across the back of a hand and fingers, resting on a torso in a black top.
Metallic temporary tattoos on hand and fingers
Colour tattoo of dreamcatchers with mandala centres and feathers in pink, purple, green and teal on the side of a torso, above the waistband of jeans.
Dreamcatchers and feathers on the ribs
Colour mandala tattoo on an upper arm, with red petal rings above, pale blue and grey petals below and a black and white flower centre, in a geometric style.
Red and blue mandala on the upper arm
Black and grey lotus flower outline with grey shading on a forearm, shown in three close-up views against darkly coloured skin.
Lotus flower on a forearm
Black and grey ornamental wolf head tattoo with detailed patterned fill on the outer thigh of a person sitting on a sun lounger.
Ornamental wolf tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey geometric lion head inside a mandala tattoo on the outer forearm of a person in denim shorts.
Geometric lion in a mandala on a forearm
Large grey ink back tattoo of an ornate skull with a seated Buddha in its centre, flanked by winged figures and a mandala above.
Ornamental skull and seated Buddha across a back
Black and white photo of a dotwork mandala and paisley-style tattoo on the outer thigh, with a central eye motif and a dotted line below.
Mandala and paisley design on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork dragonfly tattoo with mandala-style floral wings running down the calf.
Mandala dragonfly on a calf
Black and grey elephant tattoo with dense ornamental patterning and realistic shading on the outer thigh.
Ornate elephant on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork elephant head with a mandala-style ornament above and hanging beaded drops below, tattooed on a forearm.
Ornate elephant head on a forearm
Black ink mandala tattoo with dotwork detail on a torso beside the ribs, with a small arrow tattoo near the waistband, in a blackwork style.
Black mandala tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and spiral details across the back of a hand, shown from the wrist.
Geometric mandala on the back of a hand
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo centred on the upper back, with a row of dots running down from it.
Lotus mandala on upper back
Black ink mandala tattoo with a fine-lined central rosette and radiating petals, on the outer thigh of a seated person in a white top.
Black mandala tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman's face with a bindi and ornate headdress, surrounded by a mandala, on the upper arm.
Ornate woman portrait with mandala on upper arm
Black ink line drawing of a crescent moon with a profiled face, dotted lace-like patterns and a dangling pendant, drawn as tattoo flash on plain paper.
Crescent moon face with ornamental linework
Black ink linework drawing of a hamsa hand with a detailed eye at its centre, surrounded by roses, leaves and two swallows, on paper.
Hamsa hand with eye, roses and swallows
Metallic gold mandala tattoo on a lower leg, with layered chain anklets on a bare foot on sand by the sea.
Gold mandala tattoo on a calf at the beach
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of an owl face with ornate patterned feathers and swirling tendrils on the thigh.
Ornate owl and swirls on a thigh
Black ink drawing of a compass rose tattoo design with feather accents on the west and south points and a dotted central medallion.
Compass rose with feathers