Mandala tattoo ideas

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

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Pencil drawing of an ornate compass rose with a lace-edged border and mandala-style petals, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Ornate compass rose design
Black and grey botanical tattoos with an arrow and script lettering on a woman's upper arm and forearm, in a photo where she wears a white dreamcatcher-print t-shirt.
Floral and leaf tattoos on upper arm and forearm
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork mandala tattoo with a radial geometric pattern, placed on the back.
Dotwork and blackwork mandala on the back
Black ink ornamental mandala tattoo with dangling chain details across the underbust and sternum, seen in a mirror selfie.
Ornamental underbust mandala tattoo
Black ink drawing of an ornate elephant head in dotwork and mandala patterns, with a shaded rose in place of the ear, on white paper.
Ornate elephant with rose design
Black ink line drawing of a circular floral wreath with mandala-style patterns and the words BE FREE in the centre, shown on white paper with no body placement.
Be free floral wreath design
Gold metallic temporary tattoos of a mandala and dreamcatcher design on a foot and wrist, with a silver-toned band on the forearm, a straw hat and sunglasses on sand.
Gold metallic temporary tattoos on feet and arms
Black dotwork and geometric lotus mandala tattoo on a woman's wrist, with part of another tattoo visible on the forearm above it.
Dotwork lotus mandala on the wrist
Black and grey geometric flower of life and mandala tattoos on a raised forearm and wrist, in a dimly lit photo.
Flower of life and mandala forearm tattoo
Neo-traditional tattoo of a bear's head with a geometric mandala on its brow, framed by red and orange flowers and green sprigs, on the upper arm.
Bear head with flowers on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of an Om symbol with a shaded Buddha face and dotwork patterns in teal and grey on a limb.
Om symbol with Buddha face on a limb
Black dotwork and fine line mandala tattoo with radiating petals on a lower leg, shown against a blue background.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on the calf
Black linework mandala and paisley tattoo on the side of the torso, with blue, purple and pink watercolour-style washes and drips.
Mandala and paisley linework with watercolour splashes
Black blackletter-style 1988 numerals tattooed on an ankle, with a black blackwork mandala design on the back of the hand resting nearby.
1988 numerals on ankle
Black ink drawing of a geometric compass rose with a mandala-style centre and cursive N, E, S and W markings, drawn on paper as a tattoo design.
Compass rose design drawn on paper
Black lettering tattoos, including KEEP GRL PWR, on a forearm beside a red floral tattoo on an upper arm, with a mandala owl printed on a white T-shirt.
Lettering tattoos with an owl print tee
Brown henna-style dreamcatcher design with a circular web, feathers and beads running from the inner wrist down the forearm.
Dreamcatcher on inner forearm
Black and grey geometric mandala flash design with a central cross, star points and teardrop shapes inside a ringed border, with a script heading and paragraphs of text on the right.
Circular mandala with cross and star points
Black linework lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork detail on the inner forearm, shown against a wooden floor.
Lotus mandala on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a crescent moon filled with mandala-style triangles, circles and scroll motifs, drawn on cream paper as a tattoo design.
Crescent moon mandala design
Black and grey dotwork sleeve tattoo of mandalas and flower of life patterns across the upper arm and forearm, shown in a four-panel collage.
Mandala and geometric sleeve on arm
Woman with white ink elephant design on her chest, mandala designs on both hands and a lace-style design at her neck, in bright sunlight.
White ink elephant and mandala designs
Black dotwork mandala with a compass star at its centre, tattooed on the outer forearm.
Mandala and compass star on a forearm
Black line flash design of an ornate elephant filled with mandala and paisley patterns, with three flowers and a small lotus motif on a white background.
Ornate elephant and flowers flash sheet
Black and grey flash design of a dotwork mandala star with a compass-like point, joined by a vertical dotted line to a small diamond motif, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Mandala star with dotted vertical line
Black mandala tattoo on the upper back of a woman with long dark hair, photographed from behind in a pale backless top.
Mandala tattoo on upper back
Black geometric tattoo of a mandala on the back of a hand and wrist, with crescent, ankh and arrow symbols on the fingers and a small sun motif on an ankle.
Black mandala and symbol designs on hand and foot
Black and grey dreamcatcher and feather tattoo running down a bare back in a black and white photo, placed along the spine between the shoulder blades.
Dreamcatchers and feathers down the spine
Gold metallic mandala and lace patterned tattoos across the back of a hand and along the forearm, with a thin black lace band near the wrist.
Gold mandala tattoos on hand and forearm
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo wrapping around a forearm, with geometric panels, scalloped petal shapes and dotted detail.
Ornamental mandala band on a forearm
Two black ink dotwork tattoos on ankles, a mandala-patterned crescent moon on the left and a mandala-style sun on the right.
Crescent moon and sun tattoos on ankles
Black ink tattoo of an adult elephant and a calf holding trunks, both filled with mandala and floral patterns, on the side of a person's ribs.
Mandala elephants walking on the ribs
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotted shading on the upper back of a woman in a white lace-trimmed top, seen from behind.
Mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with petals and moon phases across the centre of a person's upper back.
Mandala with moon phases across a back
Black ink line drawing of an ornate mandala tattoo design with hanging chains, drops and crescent moons, shown as a flash sketch.
Ornate mandala design with chains and moons
Two hands with spread fingers showing green botanical vine tattoos on the fingers and a green ornamental mandala-style tattoo across the back of the hand, with red nails and silver rings.
Green vine and mandala tattoos on hands
Black ink line drawing of an ornate crescent moon mandala with dotwork, paisley-like motifs and a central flower, drawn on white paper as a tattoo design.
Ornate crescent moon mandala design
Black ink drawing on paper of a tattoo design showing a rose above a crossing arrow with a dotted geometric shape below, with a marker pen at the top edge.
Rose and arrow tattoo design on paper
Black and grey wing tattoo on the side of the ribs and a mandala tattoo on the wrist and hand of a woman in a bikini on a beach.
Wing and mandala tattoos on a woman at the beach
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with a dangling leaf and dot motif, placed centrally on the chest between the sternum and the ribs.
Lotus mandala tattoo on the sternum
Black line drawing of a botanical paisley and floral design with dotted mandala-style flowers on a white background, shown without any body placement.
Paisley and floral line drawing design
Collage of six black and grey mandala tattoos in dotwork and fine line styles, placed on the shoulder, upper back, forearm and upper arm.
Mandala tattoos on shoulders, back and arms
Black line drawing of a tree with a figure in yoga tree pose, its body filled with mandala patterns, with roots below and no body placement shown.
Yoga tree pose with leafy branches and roots
Black ink mandala drawing in the shape of a Mickey Mouse head, with leaf-petal motifs and dotted, looped patterns, drawn on a spiral sketchbook page.
Mandala design in the shape of a Mickey Mouse head
Black line drawing of a symmetrical mandala with lotus-style petals and stippled dotwork edges, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Black line mandala design
Black and grey dotwork chameleon tattoo with mandala-style patterning on the outer upper arm or thigh.
Chameleon with mandala patterning
Black and white flash drawing of an ornate hamsa hand with a large eye in the palm, filled with dotted and linear patterns.
Hamsa hand with eye design
White ink lotus mandala tattoo on the chest below the bust, with a matching ornament on the upper arm, in a fine line style.
White ink lotus mandala on chest