132 – Ranakpur Jain Temple Mandalas

Mumbai-based blogger of My Favourite Things, Sudhagee, posted this image collection on her blog post about her travels to the Jain Temples in Rajasthan: Bhandasar, Jaisalmer, Lodhrava & Ranakpur. The Ranakpur Jain Temple houses this collection of stone-carved mandalas.

128 – Sri Yantra Mandala

Today I went a bit more traditional. I found this image on Galactic Resonance’s web site in the Tibetan Mandala … More

Facial Mandala - Photograph by Mohd Irman Ismail,

112 – Palmanova Mandala

And now for something completely different I give you a design map of Palmanova, Italy founded and built in the late 1500’s. From what I gather, they designed the city as a fortress with the intention of it being a Utopia.

Zeugma Mandala - photo by Zeugma Mosiac on Flckr

108 – Zeugma Mandala

This amazing Roman mosaic floor can be viewed at the Gaziantep Zeugma Mosaic Museum in Turkey. The 90,000-square-foot museum features a 7,500-square-foot exhibition hall and is the world’s largest mosaic museum. From the featured image we have an idea of its size.