Mandala

Maṇḍala means "circle" in Sanskrit. Mandalas are concentric diagrams, which have a spiritual and ritual meaning in both Buddhism and Hinduism.

Here we use TikZ for drawing such geometric patterns. The fading slows down the compilation.

Edit and compile if you like:

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% Mandala
% Author: Elena Botoeva
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[margin=0.3cm, paperwidth=8.4cm, paperheight=8.4cm]{geometry}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{shadows}
\usetikzlibrary{fadings}
\tikzfading[name=fade out, inner color=transparent!0,
  outer color=transparent!100]
\def\petal { 
  [rounded corners=0.5] %
  (-1,0)%
  .. controls (-1,0.6) and (-0.07,0.8).. (0,1)%
  .. controls (0.07,0.8) and (1,0.6).. (1,0)%
  .. controls (0.7,-1) and (-0.7,-1).. (-1,0)%
}
%%%%% circles in the background %%%%%
\def\background[#1,#2]{
  \fill[#1] (0,0) circle (3.9);
  \fill[#2] (0,0) circle (1);
}
%%%%% star and small circle in the center %%%%%
\def\center[#1]{
  \foreach \a in {51.4285,102.857,...,360} { %
    \draw[color=yellow,rotate=\a,fill=#1]
    (-0.08,0) -- (0,0.46) -- (0.08,0); %
  }
  \draw[color=yellow,fill=#1] (0,0) circle (0.1);
}
%%%%%%%%%% Mandala with fixed colouring %%%%%%%%%%
\def \mandala {
  \background[red!30!blue!70!black,blue!70!yellow!50];
  % ysh - yshift
  % xs - xscale
  % ys - yscale
 
 
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