Mandala tattoo ideas

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

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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
White line drawing sheet of paisley and flower designs in a henna-inspired style on a pale blue background, with no body placement shown.
Paisley and floral henna-style flash sheet
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 and grey dotwork tattoo of a mandala and lace-like floral pattern wrapping around an ankle against a dark background.
Dotwork mandala lace tattoo on an ankle
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
Fine line tattoo of an ornate cat face with mandala patterns and a lotus flower on a forearm, beside a matching black ink sketch on paper.
Ornate cat design on a forearm
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 blackwork mandala tattoo on a forearm, with the word allow in script above a solid black band.
Blackwork mandala with script on forearm
Black and grey ornate lotus tattoo in dotwork and fine line detail, centred on a woman's upper back.
Ornate lotus on upper back
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 ornamental tattoo of a lotus with hanging chain drapes covering the shoulder and upper arm, shown in three views.
Ornate lotus and drape tattoo on shoulder and arm
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 grey dotwork and fine line ornamental tattoo on the sternum, with a vertical filigree design between the chest and navel.
Ornate sternum mandala tattoo
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 ink dotwork and mandala-style lotus flower design drawn on white paper, with a feathered stem and arrow shape below.
Mandala lotus design with arrow stem
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant head with ornate mandala detailing across the back of a hand.
Elephant head mandala on the back of a hand
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
Realistic pink rose with black mandala lace and red faceted gems on a forearm, with dotwork diamond shapes near the wrist.
Realistic rose and gems on a forearm
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with a realistic eye at its centre and ornate paisley detailing, shown on the forearm.
Hamsa hand with an eye on a forearm
Black and grey ornamental design of a snarling wolf head filled with mandala-style patterns and dotwork, set within a scrolled border.
Ornamental wolf head with scrollwork frame
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
Black and grey photo of tattooed legs showing an elephant design and looping script lettering on the thigh, with a hairless cat resting on the knee.
Elephant and script tattoos on legs with a cat
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
Dark henna mandala with floral and swirl motifs covering a woman's upper back, with matching henna on her raised right hand.
Henna mandala on upper back
Black and grey dotwork design of an owl with mandala-style wings spread wide, perched on a faceted diamond.
Dotwork owl with mandala wings on a diamond
Black ink drawing of a spider with a mandala on its back and an anatomical heart as its abdomen, in a dotwork and geometric style.
Spider with mandala and heart abdomen
Black and grey owl tattoo with a dotwork mandala chest, shown on the forearm in a black and white photograph.
Owl and mandala on a forearm
Black line tattoo of a crescent moon and sun with faces inside a teardrop-shaped geometric mandala, on the side of a torso.
Crescent moon and sun in a geometric mandala
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo covering the elbow and upper arm of a person with their arm raised.
Mandala tattoo on the upper arm and elbow
Two women seated on a sandy beach seen from behind, with a gold mandala-style design on the lower back of the woman on the right and small white markings on the other woman's upper arm.
Gold mandala tattoo on a lower back at the beach
Black and grey dotwork geometric tattoo of five circles with triangle symbols and petal shapes on the inner forearm.
Dotwork geometric mandala on forearm