LIFE's video: Protestors gather inside the Sri Lanka s Presidential Palace in Colombo -

Sri Lankans chilling at president's house 🇱🇰 how protesters occupying the luxurious residences of Sri Lanka's president and PM have made themselves at home - #ජනාධිපති_මන්දිරය #අරගලයටජය #කොළඹ_රජගෙදර #ජනපති_මැදුර #අරගලේ #අරගලයේ_තරුව president house attack අරගලයට මුවා වී කඩාකප්පල්කාරීන් කල විනාශය - ගෝඨාගේ නිදන කාමරය කඩාගෙන ඇතුළට යයි. නොදුටු දසුන් මෙන්න Sri Lanka economic crisis: Tens of thousands of people broke through barricades and entered President Rajapaksa’s residence and nearby office to vent their anger against a leader they hold responsible for the nation’s worst crisis. The Sri Lanka Parliament speaker said President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to resign on Wednesday even as protesters have broken into Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's private residence and set it on fire. It came hours after Wickremesinghe said he would resign when a new government is formed, hours after the island nation saw crowds storming President Rajapaksa’s home and office. Demonstrators sleep on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's bed at the President's house, on the following day after demonstrators entered the building in Colombo, Sri Lanka. A day after protesters stormed Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house in Colombo, the premises has virtually become a new picnic spot on Sunday with people strolling through the balconies, relaxing in bedrooms, working out at the gym, dining in the kitchen and taking a dip in the swimming pool. People inside the president's house can be seen taking selfies with expensive cars as the backdrop. President's house or tourist spot? Sri Lanka protesters relax in bedrooms, work out in gym. Protesters break into Sri Lanka president's home. A day after massive crowds forced their way into one of the most protected buildings in the country, thousands of people like Ms Kavindhya have thronged to see the sprawling compound. It is an imposing piece of colonial-type architecture that contains several verandas, meeting rooms and living areas, a swimming pool and a huge lawn. Saturday's dramatic events forced President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee. "Look at the opulence and richness of this place," said Ms Kavindhya, who came with her four children to the president's residence. "We live in a village and our house is small. This palace belongs to the people and was built with people's money." Thousands of men, women and children were attempting to enter the compound and some of the protest organisers were controlling the crowd. Sri Lankan police and special troops just stood in a corner and watched the proceedings quietly. As people wandered from room to room, everyone wanted to capture the moment by taking selfies, in front of teakwood desks and paintings, and in living room areas. Broken chairs, broken glass from windows and pots were strewn around some parts of the buildings, a reminder of the chaos and the confusion soon after crowds forced their way into the compound. The protesters who have occupied the Sri Lankan presidential and prime ministerial residences say they will remain there until the leaders officially quit, according to reports. Thousands of protesters stormed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's home and office and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's official residence on Saturday, Reuters reported. Despite the danger of a stampede as crowds surged forward to see the building, heavily armed troops and special police officers stood back while volunteers from the protest movement controlled the visitors. The swimming pool attracted much attention. Families were standing around admiring the pool filled with brown water. Onlookers clapped and shouted when a young man jumped into the water where protesters had been filmed swimming on Saturday. One of the most popular places appeared to be a four-poster bed where a group of young men lounged. The island nation's main languages, Sinhala and Tamil, along with English could be heard along the corridors. The excitement among the visitors was evident. Outside the mansion, on the manicured sprawling lawn, hundreds of people - Buddhists, Hindus and Christians - were milling around. A family was very casually having their picnic on the green lawn, where they would have never been allowed to sit 24 hours ago. Sri Lankans feel their months-long protest finally has led to the removal of their country's leaders, who they blame for the economic meltdown. A glimpse of the lifestyle of their leaders makes them even angrier. Since then, photos have emerged of how the protesters are making themselves at home in the luxurious official residences.