Yeah, that's at a Buddhist temple. About 20~25% of Koreans are Buddhist, a little more than that Christian and about 1/2 claim no religion. That said, a lot of people still follow traditions related to folk religions, whether they're actual adherents or not.
Totems are still pretty easy to find around smaller villages (not to mention tourist locations). At first, I assumed they were there to scare off bad spirits or something. Later, I read that they're there to remind people coming into the village proper to behave themselves. The ugly faces are said to represent ugly behavior that is unwelcome. It's not too unusual to find phallic-shaped ones. Not sure what that's all about, to be honest.
I was riding my motorcycle around this spring and found a couple:
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