Mandala tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink ornamental elephant tattoo with mandala-style patterning on the upper back of a person wearing a white lace top.
Ornamental elephant on upper back
Pen drawing of an ornate lotus tattoo design with mandala-like swirls and dots, drawn on white paper, with no body placement shown.
Ornate lotus tattoo design in pen
Black line drawings on tracing paper of a heart with flowers and a cross, and a candle with leaves and a mandala-patterned base, in a neo-traditional style with no body placement shown.
Heart, cross, candle and flower designs
Black ink ornamental lotus mandala tattoo with dotted accents below, placed centrally on the chest.
Ornate lotus mandala on the chest
Black and grey blackwork mandala tattoo on the centre of the chest, shown on a person in a floral kimono-style top and a ribbed white top.
Mandala chest tattoo in black ink
Black and grey mandala tattoo with fine linework and dotwork shading on the outer thigh of a person in white denim shorts.
Mandala tattoo on the thigh
Black ink mandala tattoo with a circular centre and radiating geometric patterns on the upper back of a person wearing orange robes.
Mandala tattoo on upper back
Fine line black ink drawing of a crescent moon filled with mandala and leaf patterns, a design suited to a tattoo.
Crescent moon with mandala pattern
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with dangling droplets on the chest beneath the bust, with a black lace bra held by a hand.
Lotus mandala underbust tattoo
Pencil drawing of a Ganesha head within an ornate mandala with dotted chains and teardrop pendants, shown as a tattoo design on paper and not on skin.
Ganesha mandala design in pencil
Blue ornamental tattoo of a lotus with paisley-style drops and leaf detail, placed on the shoulder and upper arm.
Blue ornamental lotus on a shoulder
Black ink mandala flash design with radial petals and leaf motifs on white paper, suitable as a Botanical or Geometric tattoo design with no placement shown.
Black ink mandala design on paper
Dark teal mandala tattoo across the back of a hand and wrist in a geometric dotwork style, with silver rings and matte teal nails.
Mandala design on the back of a hand
Black mandala tattoo with dot work and geometric patterns on the back of a hand and wrist, with silver rings on the fingers.
Mandala tattoo on the back of a hand
Black dotwork and fine line lotus mandala tattoo across the inner wrist and lower forearm, with a hand visible below.
Lotus mandala tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the forearm showing a tent, crescent moon and mountains inside a downward-pointing triangle framed with mandala ornaments.
Tent and moonlit camp in a triangle
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo with paisley swirls covering a woman's shoulder, with a tattoo studio blurred in the background.
Ornamental paisley mandala on a shoulder
Dotwork spiral mandala tattoo with red wash accents on the upper back, set against the left shoulder blade area.
Spiral mandala on upper back
Colour tattoo of an Om symbol with a shaded Buddha face and teal dotwork patterns on a limb, with a US quarter placed below for scale.
Om symbol with Buddha face and teal dotwork
Back of a woman with long blonde hair showing a black geometric mandala tattoo with a flower of life centre, in fine line style, on the upper back below the neck.
Mandala and flower of life on upper back
Black and grey dotwork and fine line sleeve on the upper arm, with a rose, a mandala style flower and ornamental geometric patterns.
Mandala and rose sleeve on the upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a yellow and orange mandala flower with pink centre accents and teal and green leaves on an upper arm.
Mandala flower on an upper arm
Black geometric chakra symbols in a vertical column down the centre of a person's back, with a white fur coat over the shoulders.
Chakra symbols stacked along the spine
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper back, with hands pressed together in prayer below it.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper back
Black ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork edging on a woman's shoulder and upper back, with a bracelet and necklace visible.
Mandala design on a shoulder
Black ink linework drawing of two mandala motifs with dashed triangles, circles and dotted hexagon lines on cream paper, shown as a tattoo design.
Geometric mandala design sketch
Black and grey realistic rose with dotwork and fine line mandala patterns across the forearm and wrist.
Realistic rose with mandala linework on forearm
Black ornamental mandala tattoo with dotted tassels on a woman's shoulder, with a second tattoo partly visible behind it.
Mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork mandala tattoo wrapping the inner upper arm towards the elbow, against a white textured wall.
Mandala tattoo on the inner upper arm
Black tribal-style compass rose design with a patterned ring and central flower motif, drawn on a parchment background, with no body placement shown.
Compass rose design with tribal bands
Before and after pair showing a chest tattoo of a pink bow and filigree keyhole heart, extended into a feather and mandala cover-up across the upper chest and shoulders.
Bow and keyhole heart chest cover-up, before and after
Black ink drawing of a hot air balloon filled with mandala patterns and a small geometric basket, shown on paper beside pens.
Hot air balloon with mandala pattern drawing
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with bold negative-space shapes and dotwork shading covering a forearm.
Geometric mandala forearm tattoo
Black ink drawing of an ornate mandala-style design with petal shapes, dotted lines and hanging pendant drops on white paper, with pencils at the top edge.
Mandala design with dotted drop pendants
Black linework mandala tattoo with geometric and floral motifs on the upper thigh, with a few small reddish-brown petal accents.
Mandala tattoo on the thigh
Fine line and dotwork lace-style tattoo with a lotus and red-tipped feather pendants on the inner forearm, shown against a black background.
Lace and feather chain on a forearm
Seven chakra symbols in gold, silver and black stacked vertically down a forearm, each set inside a lace-edged circular mandala outline.
Chakra symbols stacked down a forearm
Black and white photo of a person seen from behind, hands raised to their head, with a geometric lotus tattoo between the shoulder blades on the upper back.
Lotus tattoo on upper back
Two raised hands against white siding show black mandala tattoos on both forearms and small finger tattoos, in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Mandala tattoos on forearms and hands
Close-up of a faded, symmetrical snowflake tattoo in teal and purple ink on the upper back, with white lace visible at the bottom of the frame.
Faded snowflake tattoo on upper back
Black ink floral mandala with two bird-like motifs on the lower back of a woman in a navy top, shown from behind.
Floral mandala tattoo on the lower back
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a dotwork-shaded centre and layered petal rings, sitting on the forearm of a person in denim shorts.
Black mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black ink line drawing of a symmetrical petal mandala on paper, shown as a tattoo design sketch beside pens and a pencil.
Radial petal mandala line drawing
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the elbow, with a faded patterned tattoo visible above it on the upper arm.
Dotwork mandala on the elbow
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo centred on a person's upper back, with a dotted chain and drop ornaments hanging below.
Lotus mandala with dotted drape on upper back
Black ink drawing of a crescent moon filled with dotwork patterns and a lotus, with hanging chains, beads and diamond pendants, drawn on white paper.
Crescent moon with lotus and hanging chains
Black and white photo of a white ink geometric mandala tattoo on the back of a hand, near the wrist.
White ink mandala on the back of a hand
White ink mandala tattoo with layered petals and a central medallion on the inner forearm, shown against dark leather.
White ink mandala on a forearm