Mandala tattoo ideas

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

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Winged black cat with a red mandala and om symbol behind it, shaded in dotwork, tattooed on the front of a thigh.
Winged black cat with mandala on thigh
Person in a car driving with a traditional-style arm sleeve featuring swallows and banners, with a geometric tattoo on a passenger's thigh in the foreground.
Traditional sleeve and thigh tattoos in a car
Black henna-style mandala patterns cover the back of a hand and wrist, with dotted lines running up the forearm and metallic stickers added.
Black henna mandala on hand and wrist
Black ink drawing of a standing lion, filled with paisley, mandala and swirl ornament, on white paper.
Ornate lion line drawing
Black line drawing of a front-facing elephant head filled with dense mandala-style patterns, suitable as a flash design for a tattoo.
Ornate elephant head line drawing
Black linework leg sleeve covering both legs from thigh to ankle, with a peony at the knee, hands in a mudra pose and ornamental patterns, on a grey bed.
Full leg sleeve with peony and hands
Close photo of a fine gold mandala tattoo on the back of a hand, with a dotted line running along the fingers and a dotted band at the wrist.
Gold mandala tattoo on the back of a hand
Woman seated with long wavy hair, showing black and grey mandala tattoos on her upper arm and wrist and a cat head tattoo on her forearm.
Mandala and cat tattoos on arms
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a big cat's face framed by geometric spikes and dots, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Stippled big cat face in geometric frame
Black blackwork mandala tattoo on the inner forearm with a second dark floral mandala below it, shown in a black and grey photograph.
Black mandala tattoos on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo on the chest below the bust, shown with a close-up detail beside it.
Lotus mandala tattoo under the bust
Black ornate mandala-style blackwork tattoo with hanging dangles across a woman's chest and upper abdomen, shown in a mirror selfie.
Black ornate mandala tattoo across the chest
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo wrapped around a wrist and the lower forearm.
Mandala tattoo around a wrist
Pencil sketch of a mandala dreamcatcher with a shaded feather and trailing ribbons, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Mandala dreamcatcher with feather sketch
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo on the chest between the breasts, with fan-shaped ornaments above and a teardrop point below.
Lotus mandala on the chest
Colour tattoo of an ornate heart with a mandala-style border and a sprig of leaves, placed on the outer thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Ornate heart with leaves on a thigh
Black and white photo of a dotwork mandala tattoo centred on a woman's upper back, with her hair in a bun and her back to the camera.
Mandala tattoo on upper back
Flash sheet of red and blue filigree ornaments, swirls, rosettes and crescent moon phases, with the word Marked in blue script across the centre.
Red and blue ornament and moon phase flash sheet
Black ink mandala tattoo with dotwork detail and hanging drop motifs wrapping the inner wrist and forearm.
Mandala wrist tattoo in black ink
Black and grey dotwork lotus and mandala tattoo wrapping around the forearm, set against a white textured wall.
Lotus mandala band on a forearm
Photograph of a forearm tattoo with a white ink mandala pattern and a small black spider near the wrist, set against a lace background.
White mandala and black spider on a forearm
Purple line drawing of a skull framed by a lotus mandala and scrolling ornament, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Skull with lotus mandala and scrollwork
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with a lotus-like centre and a hanging drop motif across a woman's chest, above a black bralette.
Geometric mandala chest tattoo
Flash sheet of gold metallic temporary tattoo designs on white, including a mandala with a blue centre, palm trees, an anchor, triangles and the word breathe.
Gold metallic flash sheet with mandala and palms
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 tattoo with layered geometric petals on the outer thigh of a seated woman in a white t-shirt.
Mandala tattoo on the outer thigh
Black and white flash sheet of an ornate elephant surrounded by paisley, mandala, floral, feather, tribal triangle and om designs, all in black linework.
Ornamental elephant and motif flash sheet
Sepia-toned drawing of an ornate compass rose with an eight-point star, a dotted mandala centre and N, E, S and W markings, shown on a parchment-style background.
Ornate compass rose 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 dotwork full sleeve on an arm, filled with mandala medallions, floral motifs and an eye-and-sun design across the upper arm and forearm.
Mandala and dotwork full arm sleeve
White henna style mandala design across the back of a hand and fingers, with lace-like ornament and teardrop motifs on the skin.
White henna style mandala on hand
Black and grey dotwork mandala flower tattoo with petals and radiating spokes on the inner forearm of a person wearing a dark top.
Mandala flower tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with fine linework on the upper arm of a woman in a white vest top.
Dotwork mandala on an upper arm
Dark ornamental mandala tattoo with hanging drops on an ankle, shown against pink patterned fabric.
Mandala ankle tattoo with hanging drops
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
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a crescent moon and hanging drops on the inner forearm, above a black cord bracelet.
Mandala crescent moon on a forearm
Black ink ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork shading running down a leg from the shin onto the top of the foot.
Ornamental mandala leg tattoo from shin to foot
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotted shading and a bead border, running from the nape of the neck down the upper back.
Mandala tattoo on the neck and upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a vertical unalome spiral above a lotus flower with dotted detail, placed on the upper chest.
Unalome and lotus on the upper chest
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 grey dotwork mandala tattoo with layered petals and a star-like centre, shown on the inner forearm.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
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 women seen from behind on a beach, one with a gold dreamcatcher design on her upper back and one with a gold mandala design between her shoulder blades, both in a fine metallic style.
Gold mandala and dreamcatcher designs on two backs
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 and grey mandala-style tattoo wrapping the inner wrist and forearm, with dotwork shading and small dots above and below.
Mandala wrist cuff tattoo on a forearm
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