Mandala tattoo ideas

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Close crop of a woman in pink satin lingerie with a black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo on the back of her hand.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and white photo of clasped hands above a geometric lace-style black linework tattoo on the chest.
Lace-style chest tattoo with clasped hands
Black ink Devanagari script lettering with a fine line mandala-style pattern and small dots across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Devanagari script lettering on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of three patterned elephants walking in a line across the forearm, each filled with paisley and mandala detail.
Three ornate elephants on a forearm
Three-panel photo of a full arm sleeve in black and grey geometric dotwork, with mandala-style rosettes and circular patterns from shoulder to wrist.
Geometric mandala full arm sleeve
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork mandala tattoo covering the forearm, with shaded clouds and linework around its edges.
Black and grey mandala on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala with an animal face tattooed on the outer thigh, with a geometric blackwork sleeve on the forearm of a hand resting on a bare leg.
Mandala thigh tattoo with geometric forearm sleeve
Black and grey floral sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, featuring sunflowers, dotwork mandala motifs and paisley swirls.
Floral sleeve across shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala flower tattoo with layered petals and circles on the upper arm, shown in three side-by-side photographs.
Geometric mandala flower on an arm
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with hanging drops on the inner forearm, shown beside its printed stencil.
Lotus mandala tattoo on forearm
Black and grey mandala flower tattoo on a hand, with a knitted sleeve and leather bracelet in soft, dark light behind it.
Mandala flower tattoo on the hand
Black and grey bee tattoo with floral patterned wings and a honeycomb centre, shaded with dotwork, on a forearm.
Bee with honeycomb on a forearm
Black ink drawing of an ornate mandala design with feather-like petals and dotwork shading, suitable as a tattoo design.
Ornate mandala design with feather motifs
Pencil and ink drawings of a dotwork geometric cat head with a triangle and a cross with blackletter lettering, shown as tattoo design sketches.
Geometric cat head and cross designs
Black and grey botanical tattoo with radiating petals and dotted berry clusters wrapping around a person's upper arm near the elbow.
Radial floral tattoo on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of a large and a small elephant, both filled with mandala and flower patterns, on a area of skin that appears to be the back.
Two mandala elephants on the back
Black ink Om symbol inside a lotus mandala tattoo on the nape of the neck, in a blackwork and botanical style.
Om symbol within a lotus mandala
Colour lotus flowers with grey paisley and mandala linework tattooed across a side hip and onto the buttock.
Lotus and paisley tattoo on hip and buttock
Seven small colour chakra symbols in a rainbow sequence run down the centre of a bare back, from the nape to the lower back, in a geometric style.
Seven chakra symbols down a back
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a radiating petal pattern on the inner forearm, shown in black ink on pale skin.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black ink mandala tattoo in a blackwork style wrapping from the ankle across the top of the foot, with paisley and leaf motifs.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on ankle and foot
Greyscale lotus flower and hexagonal honeycomb tattoo with teal and blue accents on an upper arm.
Lotus and honeycomb on upper arm
Red ornamental elephant head tattoo with mandala-style patterns on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Ornate red elephant head on the wrist
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a central Om symbol, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Om mandala on the upper back
Pen drawing of a symmetrical dotwork mandala with a central flower and layered leaves, shown as a tattoo design on white paper beside two black fineliner pens.
Dotwork mandala flower design on paper
Black and white photo of two hands, each with a small black geometric star tattoo on the ring finger, in a dotwork style.
Matching geometric star tattoos on fingers
Black ink Sanskrit script, om symbols and a dotwork mandala across a man's chest and shoulder, with more tattooing on the upper arm.
Sanskrit mantra chest and mandala shoulder piece
Black ink Thai script mandala tattoo arranged in a sunburst circle across the upper back, with a second tattoo partly visible at the lower back.
Circular Thai script mandala on upper back
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with fine linework covering the upper arm of a person with reddish-blonde hair.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork lotus flowers and geometric mandala tattoo across the upper back and nape of the neck.
Lotus and geometric mandala on upper back
Black ink dotwork drawing of a sun with stippled rays, leaf-shaped petals and a crescent moon, shown as a design on grey paper with no body placement.
Sun and crescent moon design
Dark ink Om symbol inside a sunburst border on the back of a hand resting on sand, in a black and grey style.
Om symbol in a sun design on the hand
Black ornamental dotwork tattoo with swirls and a small floral sprig on a woman's forearm, with a gold watch on the wrist.
Ornamental dotwork tattoo on forearm
Metallic silver and gold mandala design on a woman's upper back, with a filigree drop down the spine and a patterned armband on the upper arm.
Silver mandala and filigree back design
Close-up of a bright neo-traditional mandala and floral tattoo in pink, purple and teal across a shoulder and upper arm.
Colourful mandala tattoo on a shoulder
White henna-style lace, dot and crescent moon designs across the back of a hand and fingers, with pink nails.
White henna-style lace design on a hand
Dark brown and grey paisley mandala tattoo with a blank central circle, inked on the inner forearm in a fine dotted style.
Paisley mandala on a forearm
Black and grey ornamental elephant head tattoo with lotus flowers and a dotted arc, placed on the upper thigh.
Ornamental elephant head with lotus on thigh
Geometric wolf head with a mandala and dreamcatcher feathers tattooed on the lower back, in grey shading with teal accents.
Geometric wolf in mandala on lower back
Black and grey line drawing of a front-facing elephant covered in ornate geometric patterns, mandalas and tribal motifs, on a white background.
Ornamental elephant design in black ink
Black and grey line drawing of a ram skull with ridged horns in front of a paisley and floral mandala, with the word Aries and two lines of text beneath.
Ram skull with mandala flash design
Small black and grey flower tattoo with dot accents on the inner wrist, shown in a close photo of the forearm and hand.
Small flower with dots on the inner wrist
Traditional colour tattoo of a sailing ship with flowers and leaves above a mandala on a forearm.
Sailing ship and mandala on a forearm
Close view of black and grey tattoos on a tanned thigh, including a mandala on the upper thigh, a skull with floral detail on the outer thigh and a sun design lower down, while the wearer holds half a
Mandala, skull and sun tattoos on thighs
Three views of a black and grey dotwork sleeve tattoo with roses and mandala patterns covering a woman's arm from shoulder to forearm.
Rose and mandala full arm sleeve
Black ink drawing of an ornate butterfly surrounded by mandala-style patterns and dangling beaded chains, in a dotwork style, shown as a design with no body placement.
Mandala butterfly tattoo design
Black linework tattoo design of a woman in profile with a rose in her hair, set within a mandala, leaves and a diamond, shown as a drawn stencil on white paper.
Woman profile with rose and diamond
Black and grey blackwork tattoos of an eye inside a triangle above a mandala on a man's upper arms, photographed with his arms raised.
Eye in triangle and mandala on upper arms