拝 (Kanji for worship)

Onyomi

HAI	Do you worship Manowar's brand of hairy-chested, anthemic, self-referential metal? HAI!

hand (手)and some ridiculous totem-pole-looking thing I've never seen before.
so we can say. . .
Your praying hands worship the totem pole!

おが*む	literally, to pray at a Shinto temple(BOOBOO: not used for Christians, Buddhists, etc.). Figuratively, to worship the ground someone walks on. ★☆☆☆☆

拝啓(はいけい)

Dear Sir. . . ★☆☆☆☆ F

polite way to begin a letter: "Dear Sir"

に参拝(さんぱい) する

go to a temple to pray ☆☆☆☆☆ NP
参 (admit defeat / visit) + 拝 (worship) = 参拝 (go to a temple to pray)