Mandala tattoo ideas

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Woman seen from behind, sitting by a window, with a black dotwork mandala tattoo across her upper back and neck.
Dotwork mandala on upper back
Black and grey rose surrounded by mandala and paisley linework, tattooed across the upper back.
Rose and mandala on upper back
Woman seen from behind with a large black and grey dotwork mandala covering her back, with a coloured sleeve tattoo on her upper arm.
Mandala back piece in dotwork and blackwork
Four photos of a yin yang tattoo with lotus and mandala detail, two in black and grey and two in watercolour colour, shown on the back and thigh.
Yin yang and lotus tattoos in four views
Black and grey world map tattoo filled with ornate dotwork patterns across the upper back of a person with hair tied up.
World map tattoo across a back
Back of a person with seven colourful lotus chakra tattoos stacked down the spine, from violet at the neck to red near the waistband.
Seven chakra lotus tattoos down the spine
Black ornamental mandala tattoo in a geometric filigree style, running down the centre of a person's upper back, with hair in an updo and a lace top off the shoulders.
Ornate mandala tattoo down the upper back
Dark brown henna-style ornamental design with stars and paisley motifs across the lower back, above the waistband of a pair of jeans.
Henna-style ornamental design on lower back
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with a dotwork centre and lace-like petals across a person's upper back.
Sunflower mandala across upper back
Four-panel photo of a bald person with black peony and mandala tattoos covering the scalp, neck, shoulders and upper chest, in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Peony and mandala tattoo across scalp, neck and back
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dot accents centred on the upper back of a woman with her hair tied up.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork mandala with a crescent moon centre tattooed between the shoulder blades of a person seen from behind, with dark paper petals draped over the shoulders.
Mandala and crescent moon on upper back
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo centred on the upper back, with a Sri Yantra geometric design inside a circle surrounded by petal shapes.
Sri Yantra mandala on upper back
Black and grey dotwork mandala on a woman's upper back, with fine script lettering running down the spine.
Mandala and spine script on upper back
Black ink mandala tattoo on the upper back of a woman with long dark hair, seen from behind in an open-back top.
Mandala tattoo on upper back
Fine line and dotwork lotus tattoo with geometric circles on the upper back of a woman seen from behind.
Lotus tattoo on upper back
Black dotwork mandala with a lotus centre and moon phases on a person's upper back, with dotted beaded strands hanging below.
Mandala with moon phases on upper back
Black ornamental mandala tattoo running down the upper back from the nape, seen on a woman with her hair up and wearing a grey top.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on upper back
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with layered petals centred on the upper back of a woman with long hair.
Mandala tattoo on upper back
Back of a person with a coloured pink lotus tattoo framed by black ornamental mandala linework, placed across the upper back.
Pink lotus within a mandala on upper back
Woman in a grey racerback vest seen from behind in a mirror selfie, with colourful floral tattoos across her upper back and shoulder and a black ornamental piece at the nape.
Floral back and shoulder tattoos in a mirror selfie
Black and grey dotwork elephant head tattoo with mandala-style patterns across a person's upper back.
Ornamental elephant head across upper back
Black and grey dotwork compass rose tattoo with ornate mandala-style petals on the upper back.
Compass rose with mandala detail on upper back
Woman seen from behind in a black bikini, with a grey mandala-style tattoo on her upper arm and a small tattoo on her lower back, stepping into a pool.
Mandala upper arm tattoo by a pool
Dotwork mandala tattoo with a blue and orange spiral galaxy at its centre, placed across the middle of a person's upper back.
Galaxy mandala on upper back
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 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
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 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
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 dotwork lotus flowers and geometric mandala tattoo across the upper back and nape of the neck.
Lotus and geometric mandala on upper back
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
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 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
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
Dotwork spiral mandala tattoo with red wash accents on the upper back, set against the left shoulder blade area.
Spiral mandala on upper back
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 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 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
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 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
Man seen from behind with a large black and grey dotwork and geometric tattoo covering his back, featuring mandalas and an eye motif, with tattooed sleeves on both arms.
Full back mandala and eye tattoo
Black dotwork and line lotus mandala tattoo centred on the upper back, with small dots scattered around the outer petals.
Lotus mandala on the upper back
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotted petals on the upper back of a person with dreadlocks tied up, photographed from behind.
Mandala tattoo between the shoulder blades
Black dotwork hamsa hand tattoo with an eye, an om symbol and leaf motifs, placed on the upper back.
Hamsa hand with eye and om symbol on upper back
Black and grey ornamental lotus tattoo on the upper back, with a swallow and a script quote below it on the lower back.
Lotus and swallow on a back