Complex sentence: At one time there may have been a hand carved on one face, but nothing is visible today, though the pillar has acquired stories about images of a ghostly hand being seen grasping a bowl at its top.
Split into simpler sentences: At one time there may have been a hand carved on one face, but nothing is visible today. The pillar has acquired stories about images of a ghostly hand being seen grasping a bowl at its top.