Mandala tattoo ideas

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

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Traditional style flower tattoo with blue petals, a black centre ringed in orange and green leaves with red tips, on the upper arm, with a partial yellow big cat head above it.
Traditional flower on upper arm
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Nelson Muntz saying Ha ha, set within a blue and orange geometric mandala on a calf.
Nelson Muntz in a geometric mandala on a calf
Black and grey flash drawing of a songbird in flight with mandala-style patterned wings and body, shown without a body placement.
Mandala-patterned bird in flight
Black and grey ornate elephant tattoo filled with intricate geometric patterns, shown on a limb with visible body hair.
Ornate elephant on a leg
Black and grey dotwork and line tattoo of two roses around a central mandala, covering the forearm.
Roses and mandala on a forearm
Black ink lotus mandala design drawn on white paper, with dotwork shading in the petals, beside two small carved figures and a clear quartz point.
Lotus mandala design on white paper
Pencil drawing of a wolf head split down the middle, realistic shading on the left and ornate black ink pattern on the right, shown as a tattoo design.
Split wolf head design
Black linework lotus with dotwork petals and blue and pink watercolour splashes, tattooed on the upper back.
Lotus with watercolour splashes on upper back
Black and white engraved design of an elephant-headed deity with an ornate crown, rendered in fine parallel hatching on a white background.
Ganesha elephant head engraving design
Fine line botanical tattoo of flowers, leaves and swirls with dotwork shading on the outer thigh.
Floral mandala tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey elephant head tattoo with a mandala and daisies across the upper arm and shoulder.
Elephant head with mandala and daisies on upper arm
Black ink line drawing of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle, circle and vertical line, surrounded by ornate filigree, on white sketchbook paper beside a fine liner pen.
Deathly Hallows symbol in mandala design
Two hands with dark henna mandala and paisley designs on the backs of the hands and fingers, resting on pale fabric.
Henna mandala and paisley on hands
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with fern-like fronds and an eight-pointed star centre, on the upper arm near the elbow.
Dotwork mandala on upper arm
Black dotwork lotus mandala tattoo wrapping around the wrist and forearm, with the hand resting on a cream sheet.
Lotus mandala wrist band tattoo
Black linework tattoo of a mandala, paisley swirls and lace-like patterns across the lower back and hip, in a blackwork style.
Black linework mandala and paisley on hip and back
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo covering a man's chest, abdomen, shoulders and neck, in dotwork and blackwork style.
Geometric mandala across chest and torso
Black ink drawing of a bird with spread wings, filled with mandala and zentangle-style patterns, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Patterned bird in flight
Black ink drawing of a crescent moon filled with mandala patterns, a lotus flower and a vertical ornamental line, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Crescent moon with mandala and lotus design
Small colour tattoos of a grey gem, blue droplet, yellow sun and rainbow flower, one on each of four fingers of a hand.
Gem, drop, sun and flower finger tattoos
Four photos of matching fine line sister tattoos, including stick figures and the words Sisters with 92 95, a mandala on the feet, and small figures on forearms.
Matching sister tattoos on wrists, arms and feet
Black and grey traditional flash sheet of skulls, an eagle, a reaper, a pigeon, a deer head, a sun, and two feathered headdresses, with no placement shown.
Traditional flash sheet in black and grey
A black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and geometric petals covers the inner forearm near the wrist.
Black and grey mandala on the forearm
Purple stencil of a geometric lion with a mandala crown on skin, beside the matching black linework transfer design on paper.
Lion and mandala stencil with geometric pendant
Black and grey geometric mandala and om symbol tattoos cover a forearm, with a small tattoo on the hand.
Mandala and dagger tattoos on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork compass rose design with N, E, S and W letters and ornate mandala-style petals, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Dotwork compass rose design
Black and grey ornamental tattoo on the neck and upper back, with symmetrical fan and floral motifs, dotwork shading and dotted arcs.
Ornamental neck and upper back piece
Close photo of a black mandala-style tattoo on the inner forearm near the elbow, with a gold watch on the wrist and a white top and ripped white jeans.
Black mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a mandala, lotus and stylised birds across a person's torso and thigh, photographed in low light.
Blackwork mandala and lotus across torso and thigh
Hand-drawn black ink mandala design on white paper, with radiating petal shapes and dotwork shading, beside a pen and ruler.
Black ink mandala design with dotwork
Black ink tattoo of the world map, each continent filled with ornate mandala-style patterns, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
World map filled with mandala patterns on upper back
Black line drawing of a geometric circular mandala with two eyes, a spiral shell motif and a teardrop, in a Geometric style, with the words DUNE ARRAKIS beneath it.
Geometric eye and spiral mandala
White ink ornamental mandala and dot patterns across the back of a hand and fingers, in a geometric style.
White ink mandala across a hand
Black and white photo of a floral and geometric tattoo design drawn in a sketchbook, beside a dotwork mandala tattoo on a forearm.
Floral and geometric sketch with forearm mandala
Dark brown ornate paisley and mandala design running down the length of a person's spine on their back, placed on the upper back.
Ornate paisley and mandala design down the spine
Colour tattoo of a grey tabby cat's face framed by an ornate orange, red and blue mandala on the outer thigh.
Cat portrait in an ornate mandala on a thigh
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a radiating floral pattern on the upper arm, shown in a close photograph of a person in a striped top.
Dotwork mandala on upper arm
Brown henna mehndi design with lattice, dotted and mandala panels running from the forearm onto the hand and fingers.
Henna bracelet design on forearm and hand
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos in mandala, lace and vine designs on a wrist, hand, ankles and feet, shown against a white background.
Metallic gold and silver temporary tattoos
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the chest, below a black lace bra and floral robe.
Geometric mandala tattoo below the bust
Close view of a forearm covered in an intricate dark brown lace-like pattern of paisley and dot motifs, resting on a cream pillow with a lace edge.
Lace-patterned design on a forearm
Black ink mandala design with geometric triangles, dotted shading and hanging drops, drawn on paper beside three fine liner pens.
Ink mandala drawing with triangles and hanging drops
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the thigh of a mandala with teal swirls, a yellow and orange centre, and pink and yellow orchids.
Mandala and orchids on a thigh
Gold and turquoise metallic temporary tattoo of feathers, elephants and a mandala across a woman's back and upper arm.
Gold and turquoise feather and elephant back design
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a peony, leaves and a dotwork mandala on the inner forearm.
Peony and mandala on a forearm
Black ink flash drawing of three mandala-style flowers with leaves and loose petals on white paper, suited to a tattoo design.
Three mandala flowers flash sheet
Neo-traditional bull skull with horns, a star and feathers, framed by orange roses and teal leaves across the upper and middle back.
Bull skull and roses across a back
Watercolour mandala tattoo on a forearm, with black linework, dotwork shading and teal and magenta washes, ending in a teardrop point.
Watercolour mandala on a forearm