In Jain Dharma, the key issue is not just whom one bows to, but what one truly believes.

1) Is it mithyātva?

• If a person takes other deities, myths, or non-Jain cosmology as ultimate truth, and this distorts right faith in the teachings of the Jinas, then it is mithyātva.
• If a person offers respect to worldly deities as protectors or helpers, while still keeping Panch Parmeshthi and the Jain path as supreme, then it is not necessarily full mithyātva. The decisive factor is inner belief.

2) What karma is bound?

The main bondage is:

• Mithyātva mohaniya karma

This is the karma of deluded belief / wrong faith.

Depending on the intensity, it can also strengthen:

• Darshan mohaniya karma
• and, through passions, other mohaniya bondage as well.

3) In simple Jain terms

• Wrong faith = mithyātva
• Mithyātva binds deluding karma, especially mithyātva mohaniya
• If it is accompanied by attachment, pride, anger, or blind devotion, the bondage becomes heavier

4) Important nuance

Jainism does not judge only outward worship. A person may perform a prayer outwardly, but if the core belief remains right, the karmic effect is different. But if one rejects the Jina path, doubts it, or places false beliefs above it, that is definitely mithyātva.

In short: Yes, if the belief is distorted, it is mithyātva, and the main bondage is mithyātva mohaniya karma.