Level one:
The bas-reliefs were designed to be viewed in a clock-wise pattern, starting at the middle of the East Gallery, continue through South Gallery, West Gallery, North Gallery, and ends at the other side of the East Gallery.
East Gallery: The overall scene depicts a military procession with trees in the background. Divided into three panels, the lowest represents the foreground while the highest panel represents the background. On the top panel were Khmer warriors armed with javelins and shields, on the lower level were solders with goatees and head-dresses, looking very much like Chinese in facial features. There were musicians, horsemen, commanders on elephant backs-protected by umbrellas. Wooden carts carried provisions for the army. Followed the procession are scenes from everyday life: a woman starting a fire for a cooking pot, coconut tree with monkeys, a wooden building that look to be a restaurant with head-dresses and clothing hanging from the ceiling. The next section is incomplete, but showed a wooden palace with a drinking vessel under the stairs. A Buddha image was altered to represent a linga, suggesting that the temple was later re-dedicated to Hindu gods. A boat is carved to span the 90 degree turn into the South Gallery.
South Gallery: The panels depict the naval battle with the Cham people in 1177. Khmer soldiers wore no hats, while the Chams were depicted with head-coverings that resemble upside-down lotus flowers. The boats are ornately embellished, while the warriors and rowers were armed with javelins, bows, and shields. Into the water were carved corpses, some of which were eaten by crocodiles. Daily life depictions are on the bottom panel: childbirth, grooming, mother and children, hunters with bows and large animals, cock fights, wrestlers, sword fighters, etc. Scenes from a fishing boat that include men playing board games, men fishing in the Tonle Sap lake, and women selling fish at the market. The naval battle scene continues: Cham solders arrived on boats and disembarked. Fighting took place on land, the Khmer soldiers with short hair and torsos wrapped in cords to resemble giants, and were winning. Next the king and his subjects celebrated victory in the palace, while carpenters, stone cutters, blacksmiths, and cooks prepared for more celebrations. The South Gallery ends with depictions of Khmer weapons of war: huge crossbows mounted on elephants, and catapults mounted on wheels.
West Gallery: Many sections were incomplete, here and there were warriors and commanders mounted on elephants, travelling through the mountains and forests. Other places showed an ascetic (wandering seeker of wisdom) climbing a tree to avoid a tiger's attack, also scenes of grinding and polishing sandstone. Next section is called the "Civil War", in which men and women appeared ready for battle, with warriors and elephants on the ready. Followed is a scene of close-quarter combat, with soldiers using clubs while defenders used their shields for protection. Next is a peaceful procession with trees in the background and the king in front, heading for the forest for meditation.
North Gallery: A circus scene with acrobats, jugglers, and wrestlers. The king oversees daily activities, procession of animals, ascetics meditate in the forests, while a group of women receive gifts on the river. The battle between Khmer and Champa resumes, the next part is collapsed, then the battle continues and the Khmer flee to the mountains.
East Gallery: The Khmer-Cham battle continues. The fighting climaxed with elephants engaged in battle with enemy elephants. The Khmer seem to have gained control, and thus completes the circumambulation of the outer gallery.