Mandala tattoo ideas

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Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with an eye, lotus flowers and dotwork detail across the upper back.
Hamsa hand with eye and lotus on the back
Man seen from behind with a large black and grey skull and ornamental dotwork tattoo covering his back, plus a dark geometric motif on his upper arm.
Skull and ornament back piece
Black and grey mandala tattoo on a person's back, with layered petals, dotwork shading and a central circle in dotted linework.
Black mandala tattoo on the back
Back view of a woman with colourful traditional tattoos of a snake and flowers across her back and arms, and a black and grey dotwork mandala on her neck.
Back, arm and neck tattoos with snake and mandala
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dangling dotted drops across the centre of a person's upper back.
Lotus mandala with drops on the back
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork detail across the upper back of a woman with her hair held up, outdoors.
Mandala tattoo across a woman's upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a sea urchin surrounded by radiating shells and flowers across the upper back.
Sea urchin and shell mandala on a back
Black and grey fine line and dotwork back tattoo of flowing feather shapes and mandala-style ornament across the upper back and lower back.
Ornamental feather back piece
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo centred on a woman's upper back, spreading up toward the neck between the shoulder blades.
Mandala tattoo on upper back
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with lotus motifs running down the middle of a woman's back, seen from behind.
Ornamental mandala tattoo down the spine
Colour tattoo of a symmetrical folk-style floral mandala with grey shaded petals, red hearts and green leaves on the shoulder and upper back.
Folk floral mandala on a shoulder
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
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
Grey dotwork lotus tattoo with ornamental petals and dotted accents, centred on the upper back below the neck.
Lotus mandala on upper back
Black ink lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork accents centred on a woman's upper back.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo covering a torso and both arms, with dotwork shading and blackwork bands.
Geometric mandala torso and sleeve tattoo
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo with a central Om symbol and swirling linework on a person's upper back.
Lotus with Om symbol on upper back
Red and purple dotwork tribal tattoo with black accents spanning a person's shoulder blade and upper back.
Red dotwork tribal design on a shoulder and back
Pale white ink paisley and mandala tattoo with dotwork detail across the lower back of a person with tanned skin.
White ink paisley design on lower back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of paisley swirls and flowers across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Paisley and floral design across a upper back
Black and grey lotus flower with fine mandala detailing and dotted lines above and below, on the upper back of a woman with a short brown bob.
Lotus flower on upper back
Black dotwork mandala and flowing spiral linework tattooed down a bare lower back, with dotted lines continuing onto both forearms and upper arms.
Dotwork mandala and spiral down the lower back
Black and grey ornate floral tattoo with stippled shading covering a person's upper back, from the nape of the neck to between the shoulder blades.
Ornate floral tattoo across upper back
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 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 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
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 and grey lotus mandala tattoo in dotwork and fine line style on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Lotus mandala on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of an elephant head inside a hamsa hand, filled with mandala and floral ornament, on a lower back.
Elephant hamsa hand with mandala patterns
Black and grey dotwork elephant tattoo filled with mandala patterns, sitting across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Mandala-filled elephant on a upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a crescent moon framing a mandala with lotus-like petals, placed on the upper back.
Moon and mandala on upper back
Black line mandala tattoo with dotwork detail on the upper back of a person with long hair, in fine line style, sitting below the neck.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with layered petals and a central rosette, placed centrally on the upper back of a person seen from behind.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on upper back
Two photos of a black dotwork tattoo on the upper back showing an Eye of Horus inside a dotted circle, above a triangle and mandala design.
Eye of Horus with dotwork mandala on upper back
Black ink dotwork tattoo of stacked lotus and mandala motifs linked by a dotted line down the centre of a woman's back.
Vertical mandala and lotus tattoo down the spine
Black and grey dotwork back piece of a central lotus, ornate mandala motifs and geometric bands, placed across the upper and lower back.
Dotwork mandala back piece
Black and grey dotwork and fine line mandala tattoo centred on the upper back below the neck, with a person's head and shoulders visible.
Mandala tattoo on the upper back
Black ink lotus flower tattoo with mandala detailing on the upper back of a woman lying on a striped towel.
Lotus mandala on upper back
Black and grey mandala tattoo with layered petals and dotwork shading, centred on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun.
Mandala tattoo between the shoulder blades
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo centred on the upper back of a person with their hair tied up, seen from behind.
Dotwork mandala on upper back
Black dotwork lotus mandala tattoo centred on a person's upper back, with a vertical line of dots above and below it.
Lotus mandala on upper back
Black ink mandala tattoo centred between the shoulder blades on the upper back of a woman with shoulder-length hair, photographed from behind.
Mandala tattoo on upper back
Ornamental lotus flower tattoo in black and grey dotwork shading on the back, with a dotted line running above and below it.
Ornate lotus flower on the back
Back view of a large black and grey dotwork tattoo with a central spiral in a diamond frame, extending across the shoulders and down both upper arms and forearms.
Full back dotwork spiral with geometric sleeves
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with draped dot chains across the upper back and neck, seen from behind with the hair tied up.
Mandala and dotwork chain across upper back
Black and grey full back tattoo of a seated Buddha with chakra symbols, skulls, script banners and a dotwork halo, placed on the back.
Full back Buddha with chakras and skulls
Black ink compass rose inside a layered mandala design on the upper back, with dotted rings and arrow points.
Compass rose mandala on upper back
Woman seen from behind with her hands in her hair, showing a black dotwork mandala lotus tattoo at the base of her neck and upper back.
Mandala lotus tattoo at the nape and upper back